John O'Neal (Medal of Honor)

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John O'Neal
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Born1841
Ireland
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
RankBoatswain's Mate
UnitUSS Kansas
AwardsMedal of Honor

John O'Neal (1841—after 1872) was an Irish-born United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for heroism on April 12, 1872.

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Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, O'Neal displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by personal exertion prevented greater loss of life.[1]

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    |access-date=January 6, 2010 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |title = Medal of Honor recipients |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |date = August 3, 2009}}

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