John O’Dea-Quincy, IL
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 57.510 W 091° 24.228
15S E 636336 N 4424370
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, IL in Division 8, Row 4.
Waymark Code: WM100WT
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2019
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He was born in 1839 in County Limerick, Ireland and died on July 2, 1905 in Quincy, IL. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: O'DEA, JOHN
• Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill.
• Date of issue: 12 July 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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