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Thomas Connor

Medal of Honor - Navy
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Thomas Connor served the U.S. Navy.

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U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
15 January 1865 · USS Minnesota, Fort Fisher · Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy.

On board the U.S.S. Minnesota, in action during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Connor charged up to the palisades and, when more than two-thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, risked his life to remain with a wounded officer. With the enemy concentrating his fire on the group, he waited until after dark before assisting in carrying the wounded man from the field.

59, 22 June 1865.
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Medal of Honor - Navy January 15, 1865 · USS Minnesota, Fort Fisher · Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. 59, 22 June 1865.
On board the U.S.S. Minnesota, in action during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Connor charged up to the palisades and, when more than two-thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, risked his life to remain with a wounded officer. With the enemy concentrating his fire on the group, he waited until after dark before assisting in carrying the wounded man from the field.
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