Cornelius Cronin-Woodside, NY
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N 40° 43.908 W 073° 55.770
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Richmond at Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, NY in Section 4, Range 13, Plot AA, Grave 15.
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2018
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He was born on March 10, 1838 in Ireland and died on August 18, 1912 in Brooklyn, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CRONIN, CORNELIUS
• Rank and organization: Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Michigan
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Richmond in action at Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Cool and vigilant at his station throughout the prolonged action, Cronin watched for signals and skillfully steered the ship as she trained her guns on Fort Morgan and on ships of the Confederacy despite extremely heavy return fire. He participated in the actions at Forts Jackson and St. Philip, with the Chalmette batteries, at the surrender of New Orleans, and in the attacks on batteries below Vicksburg.
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Armed Service: Navy
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