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Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

James Thayer

Details
  • Rank: Ship's Corporal
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Constitution
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: November 16, 1879
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, USA
Citation
For rescuing from drowning a boy serving with him on the U.S.S. Constitution, at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 16 November 1879.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: 1853, Ireland
  • Died: April 16, 1886, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Buried: Old Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA, United States
 

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