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Peacetime and interim
Thomas Cahey
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
31 March 1901 · USS Petrel
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Petrel
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Petrel for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing his own life to danger in saving others on the occasion of the flre on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.