Edward Sullivan Square - Uxbridge MA
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N 42° 05.456 W 071° 38.572
19T E 281427 N 4663252
Medal of Honor recipient, Edward Sullivan and the square was named in his honor.
Waymark Code: WMP6M6
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Corporal Edward Sullivan of the. United States Marine Corps was born May 16, 1870, in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. He died March 11, 1955, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA. Sullivan was born in 1870 in Cork, Ireland, and died in 1955 in Uxbridge. He was a hero of the Spanish American War. He was awarded the nation's top honor, the Medal of Honor, for heroism in this war of 1898

Edward Sullivan entered the United States Marine Corps from Massachusetts, and served in the Spanish American War. He was a Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipient, for heroism on May 11, 1898 at Cienfuegos, Cuba. He served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. His citation reads "On board the USS Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, May 11, 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Sullivan displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." (Bio by: Don Morfe) Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Corporal Sullivan died in Uxbridge at the age of 84 on March 11, 1955.

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