William Ahearn-Brooklyn NY
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Puritan on July 1, 1897. He served in the U.S. Navy under an alias William Ahern. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn NY in St. Mary’s Section, Plot 1384.
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2018
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He was born in 1861 in Ireland and died on November 17, 1918 in Brooklyn. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: AHERN, WILLIAM
• Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 482, 1 November 1897
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Puritan at the time of the collapse of one of the crown sheets of boiler E of that vessel, 1 July 1897. Wrapped in wet cloths to protect his face and arms, Ahern entered the fireroom, crawled over the tops of the boilers and closed the auxiliary stop valve, disconnecting boiler E and removing the danger of disabling the other boilers.
Armed Service: Navy
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