James F. Sullivan

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James F. Sullivan
Birth nameMichael J. Garvey [1]
BornMay 1857
Lowell, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 17, 1917(1917-03-17) (aged 59) [1]
Lowell, Massachusetts
Place of burial
Saint Patrick Cemetery, Lowell Massachusetts [1]
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
RankBoatswain's Mate
UnitUSS New Hampshire
AwardsMedal of Honor

James F. Sullivan (1857–1917) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography[]

Born in 1857 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Sullivan joined the Navy from that state. By April 21, 1882, he was serving as a 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, Chief Boatswain's Mate Jeremiah Troy, jumped overboard and rescued Third Class Boy Francis T. Price from drowning. For this action, both Sullivan and Troy were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.[2]

Sullivan'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]

See also[]

  • List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime

References[]

  1. ^ a b c James F. Sullivan at Find a Grave
  2. ^ a b "Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 5, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.

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