Thomas Mitchell-East Farmingdale, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 45.084 W 073° 23.964
18T E 635120 N 4512392
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Richmond at Shanghai, China on November 17, 1879. He is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, NY in Section M, Site 27661.
Waymark Code: WMY0BN
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2018
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He was born in 1857 in New York, New York and died on July 18, 1942 in New York, New York. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MITCHELL, THOMAS
• Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884
Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Richmond, Mitchell rescued from drowning, M. F. Caulan, first class boy, serving with him on the same vessel, at Shanghai, China, 17 November 1879.
Armed Service: Navy
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