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About Ship's Corporal James Thayer
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ship's Corporal James Thayer, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct in rescuing from drowning a boy serving with him on the U.S.S. Constitution, at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia 16 November 1879.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 326 (October 18, 1884)
Action Date: November 16, 1879
Service: Navy
Rank: Ship's Corporal
Division: U.S.S. Constitution
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Ship's Corporal James Thayer's Timeline
| 1853 |
1853
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Ireland
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| 1886 |
April 16, 1886
Age 33
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Section "T", unmarked pauper's plot at Philadelphia's Old Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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