Bartlett Laffey-Roslindale, MA
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N 42° 16.734 W 071° 06.534
19T E 326106 N 4682896
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action off Yazoo City, MS on March 5, 1864. He is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, MA in Section 5, Range 39, Grave 49.
Waymark Code: WMZEBX
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2018
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He was born in 1841 in County Galway, Ireland and died on March 22, 1901 in Chelsea, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: LAFFEY, BARTLETT
• Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Massachusetts
• G.O. No.: 32, 16 April 1864
Citation: Off Yazoo City, Miss., 5 March 1864, embarking from the Marmora with a 12-pound howitzer mounted on a field carriage, Laffey landed with the gun and crew in the midst of heated battle and, bravely standing by his gun despite enemy rifle fire which cut the gun carriage and rammer, contributed to the turning back of the enemy during the fierce engagement.
Two United States Navy vessels have been named in Bartlett Laffey’s honor. The first USS Laffey, DD-459, was commissioned on March 31, 1942. She was sunk at the Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. The second USS Laffey, DD-724, was commissioned on February 8, 1944. During the Battle of Okinawa on Apirl 16, 1945, she suffered and survived more kamikaze attacks than any other ship during World War II. She is currently berthed at the Patriots Point Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.
Armed Service: Navy
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