Edward S Martin AKA Edwin S Martin-Brooklyn, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 41.262 W 073° 52.926
18T E 594460 N 4504690
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Calena during the attack on enemy forts at Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY in Section 2, Site 5966
Waymark Code: WMZKC2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2018
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He was born in 1840 in Ireland and died on December 23, 1901 in Brooklyn, NY. In the military his first name in his MOH Citation is Edward and he was buried as Edwin. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MARTIN, EDWARD S.
• Rank and organization: Quartermaster, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Pennsylvania
• G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Calena during the attack on enemy forts at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Securely lashed to the side of the Oneida which had suffered the loss of her steering apparatus and an explosion of her boiler from enemy fire, the Calena aided the stricken vessel past the enemy forts to safety. Despite heavy damage to his ship from raking enemy fire, Martin performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the action.
Armed Service: Navy
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