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Thomas Flood

1840
Medal of Honor - Navy
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Thomas Flood served the U.S. Navy.

Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
24 April 1862 · USS Pensacola, Forts Jackson and St. Philip, New Orleans, 24-25 April 1862 · Boy, U.S. Navy.

Served on board the U.S.S. Pensacola in the attack on Forts Jackson and St. Philip and at the taking of new Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. Swept from the bridge by a shell which wounded the signal quartermaster, Flood returned to the bridge after assisting the wounded man below and taking over his duties, "Performed them with coolness, exactitude and the fidelity of a veteran seaman. His intelligence and character cannot be spoken of too warmly."

11, 3 April 1863.
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Medal of Honor - Navy April 24, 1862 · USS Pensacola, Forts Jackson and St. Philip, New Orleans, 24-25 April 1862 · Boy, U.S. Navy. 11, 3 April 1863.
Served on board the U.S.S. Pensacola in the attack on Forts Jackson and St. Philip and at the taking of new Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. Swept from the bridge by a shell which wounded the signal quartermaster, Flood returned to the bridge after assisting the wounded man below and taking over his duties, "Performed them with coolness, exactitude and the fidelity of a veteran seaman. His intelligence and character cannot be spoken of too warmly."
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Medal of Honor - Navy

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