Michael Thornton

Seaman

1856

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Seaman Michael Thornton served the U.S. Navy.

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U.S. Navy

Seaman

Medal of Honor

26 August 1881

For jumping overboard from the U.S. Tug Leyden, near Boston, Mass., 26 August 1881, and sustaining until picked up, Michael Drennan, landsman, who had jumped overboard while temporarily insane.

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Medal of Honor - Navy August 26, 1881

For jumping overboard from the U.S. Tug Leyden, near Boston, Mass., 26 August 1881, and sustaining until picked up, Michael Drennan, landsman, who had jumped overboard while temporarily insane.

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