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Jeremiah Troy

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Jeremiah Troy

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
11 Jan 1897 (aged 51–52)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot
Letters, System CEM, Section LETT, Row J, Plot 99
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York and served as a Chief 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. He entered the US Navy at New York and served as a Chief 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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Navy--U.S.S. Carolina De Soto.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Dec 27, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63366251/jeremiah-troy: accessed ), memorial page for Jeremiah Troy (1845–11 Jan 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63366251, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.