James Carey-Brooklyn, NY
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 40° 38.796 W 073° 56.484
18T E 589504 N 4500066
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Huron. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY in Section: Plots, Range 7, Grave 8.
Waymark Code: WMYK9T
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2018
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He was born 1844 in Ireland and died on September 8, 1913 in Brooklyn, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CAREY, JAMES
• Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
Citation: Seaman on board the U.S.S. Huron, saving 3 shipmates from drowning
Armed Service: Navy
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