Name Patrick Kyle Rank Landsman | Awards Medal of Honor Role Sailor | |
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Born November 4, 1854
Ireland ( 1854-11-04 ) Place of burial New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Massachusetts Died October 28, 1929, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Service/branch United States Navy Allegiance United States of America | ||
Patrick J. Kyle (November 4, 1854 – October 28, 1929) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from Massachusetts and, while serving as a crewmember of USS Quinnebaug, saved a shipmate from drowning at Mahón, Menorca, Spain on March 13, 1879. For his conduct on this occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Kyle died at age 74, and was interred in New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Massachusetts.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1855, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts.
Citation:
For rescuing from drowning a shipmate from the U.S.S. Quinnebaug, at Port Mahon, Menorca, 13 March 1879.
References
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