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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy

Othniel Tripp

Details
  • Rank: Chief Boatswain's Mate
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Seneca
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 15, 1865
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Seneca in the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Despite severe enemy fire which halted an attempt by his assaulting party to enter the stockade, Tripp boldly charged through the gap in the stockade although the center of the line, being totally unprotected, fell back along the open beach and left too few in the ranks to attempt an offensive operation.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Maine
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: 1826, Gardner, Kennebec County, ME, United States
  • Died:
 

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