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James F. Sullivan

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James F. Sullivan

Original Name
Michael J. Garvey
Birth
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Mar 1917 (aged 59)
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Yard 6 - Range 34 - Lot 34
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. Also known by his real name Michael J. Garvey, he entered the US Navy at Massachusetts and served as a Boatswain's Mate. His citation reads "For jumping overboard from the US training ship New Hampshire, at Newport, R.I., 21 April 1882, and rescuing from drowning Francis T. Price, third class boy".
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. Also known by his real name Michael J. Garvey, he entered the US Navy at Massachusetts and served as a Boatswain's Mate. His citation reads "For jumping overboard from the US training ship New Hampshire, at Newport, R.I., 21 April 1882, and rescuing from drowning Francis T. Price, third class boy".

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Dec 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62579373/james_f-sullivan: accessed ), memorial page for James F. Sullivan (May 1857–17 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62579373, citing Saint Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.