Daniel Augustus Joseph Sullivan-Arlington, VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 52.206 W 077° 04.164
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action at sea on the USS Cristabel on May 21, 1918. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 8, site 5327-A.
Waymark Code: WMWQXH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2017
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He was born on July 31, 1884 in Charleston SC and died on January 27, 1941. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander, USNR. His Medal of Honor information and citation is:
SULLIVAN, DANIEL AUGUSTUS JOSEPH
Rank and Organization: Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve Force. Born: 31 July 1884, Charleston, S.C. Appointed from: South Carolina.
Citation:
For extraordinary heroism as an officer of the U.S.S. Cristabel in conflict with an enemy submarine on 21 May 1918. As a result of the explosion of a depth bomb dropped near the submarine, the Christabel was so badly shaken that a number of depth charges which had been set for firing were thrown about the deck and there was imminent danger that they would explode. Ens. Sullivan immediately fell on the depth charges and succeeded in securing them, thus saving the ship from disaster, which would inevitably have caused great loss of life.
Armed Service: Navy
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