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|birth_date = 1845 |
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|birth_place = [[New York City]] |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1917|03|17|1845}} <ref name=dmna/> |
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'''Jeremiah Troy''' (1845–1917)<ref name=dmna/> was a [[United States Navy]] sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]]. |
'''Jeremiah Troy''' (c. 1845–1917)<ref name=dmna/> was a [[United States Navy]] sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Born in 1845 in [[New York, New York]], Troy joined the Navy from that state. By April 21, 1882, he was serving as a [[Chief Petty Officer|chief]] [[Boatswain's Mate (United States Navy)|boatswain's mate]] on the training ship {{USS|New Hampshire|1864|6}}. On that day, while ''New Hampshire'' was at [[Newport, Rhode Island]], he and another sailor, Boatswain's Mate [[James F. Sullivan]], jumped overboard and rescued Third Class Boy Francis T. Price from drowning. For this action, both Troy and Sullivan were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.<ref name="citation"/> |
Born in about 1845 in [[New York, New York]], Troy joined the Navy from that state. By April 21, 1882, he was serving as a [[Chief Petty Officer|chief]] [[Boatswain's Mate (United States Navy)|boatswain's mate]] on the training ship {{USS|New Hampshire|1864|6}}. On that day, while ''New Hampshire'' was at [[Newport, Rhode Island]], he and another sailor, Boatswain's Mate [[James F. Sullivan]], jumped overboard and rescued Third Class Boy Francis T. Price from drowning. For this action, both Troy and Sullivan were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.<ref name="citation"/> |
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Troy's official Medal of Honor citation reads: |
Troy's official Medal of Honor citation reads: |
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<ref name="citation">{{Cite web |
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|title = Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898 |
|title = Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898 |
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|work = Medal of Honor citations |
|work = Medal of Honor citations |
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|publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]] |
|publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]] |
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|date = August 5, 2010 |
|date = August 5, 2010 |
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|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |
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|accessdate = September 7, 2010 |
|accessdate = September 7, 2010 |
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|archive-date = May 14, 2017 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170514070318/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 7 October 2024
Jeremiah Troy | |
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| Birth name | Joseph M. Trout [1] |
| Born | c. 1845 New York City |
| Died | March 17, 1917 (aged 71–72) [1] |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Rank | Chief Boatswain's Mate |
| Unit | USS New Hampshire |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Jeremiah Troy (c. 1845–1917)[1] was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Biography
[edit]Born in about 1845 in New York, New York, Troy joined the Navy from that state. By April 21, 1882, he was serving as a chief boatswain's mate on the training ship USS New Hampshire. On that day, while New Hampshire was at Newport, Rhode Island, he and another sailor, Boatswain's Mate James F. Sullivan, jumped overboard and rescued Third Class Boy Francis T. Price from drowning. For this action, both Troy and Sullivan were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.[2]
Troy's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire, at Newport, R.I., 21 April 1882, and rescuing from drowning Francis T. Price, third class boy.[2]
Troy died on January 11, 1897, in Brooklyn, New York and is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d List of peace time Medal of Honors recipients (1871-1898) at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs history site
- ^ a b "Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
External links
[edit]- "Jeremiah Troy". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
