Joseph Matthews-Brunswick, GA
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Don.Morfe
N 31° 10.518 W 081° 30.450
17R E 451639 N 3449140
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Constitution at sea, northeast Atlantic, west of the English Channel on February 13, 1879. He is buried in Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, GA in Section 19, Lot 4.
Waymark Code: WMY085
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2018
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He was born in May 1849 in Malta and died on November 11, 1912 in Brunswick, GA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MATTHEWS, JOSEPH
• Rank and organization: Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Pennsylvania
• G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884
Citation: For courageous conduct in going over the stern of the U.S.S. Constitution at sea, 13 February 1879, during a heavy gale, and cutting the fastenings of the ship's rudder chains.
Armed Service: Navy
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