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Thomas Cramen

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Thomas Cramen

Birth
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Death
5 Mar 1915 (aged 68)
Williamsburg, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot
Section St. George, row 5, plot 43
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. Buried under the name of Thomas Crimmins. He entered the US Navy in Massachusetts and served as a Boatswain's Mate. His citation reads "On board the USS Portsmouth, Washington Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Cramen rescued Charles Taliaferro, jack-of-the-dust, from drowning."
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. Buried under the name of Thomas Crimmins. He entered the US Navy in Massachusetts and served as a Boatswain's Mate. His citation reads "On board the USS Portsmouth, Washington Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Cramen rescued Charles Taliaferro, jack-of-the-dust, from drowning."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Mar 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50356874/thomas-cramen: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Cramen (18 Feb 1847–5 Mar 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50356874, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.