Thomas Joseph Kersey-Newport RI
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 29.784 W 071° 18.744
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action while serving on the USS Plymouth at the New York Navy Yard on July 26, 1876. He is buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Newport RI.
Waymark Code: WMYB1A
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2018
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He was born in 1847 in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada and died on April 16, 1888 in the U.S. Naval Hospital in Chelsea, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: KERSEY, THOMAS
• Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Massachusetts
• G.O. No.: 215, 9 August 1876
Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Plymouth at the Navy Yard, New York, 26 July 1876, Kersey displayed bravery and presence of mind in rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.
Armed Service: Navy
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