Patrick J. Kyle (November 4, 1854 – October 28, 1929) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from Massachusetts and, while serving as a crewmember of USS Quinnebaug, saved a shipmate from drowning at Mahón, Menorca, Spain on March 13, 1879. For his conduct on this occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
patrick, kyle, november, 1854, october, 1929, united, states, navy, sailor, recipient, america, highest, military, decoration, medal, honorlandsman, born, 1854, november, 1854irelanddiedoctober, 1929, 1929, aged, charlestown, massachusetts, usplace, burialnew,. Patrick J Kyle November 4 1854 October 28 1929 was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America s highest military decoration the Medal of HonorPatrick J KyleLandsman Patrick J KyleBorn 1854 11 04 November 4 1854IrelandDiedOctober 28 1929 1929 10 28 aged 74 Charlestown Massachusetts USPlace of burialNew Calvary Cemetery Mattapan Massachusetts USAllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States NavyRankLandsmanUnitUSS QuinnebaugAwardsMedal of HonorHe enlisted in the U S Navy from Massachusetts and while serving as a crewmember of USS Quinnebaug saved a shipmate from drowning at Mahon Menorca Spain on March 13 1879 For his conduct on this occasion he was awarded the Medal of Honor Kyle died at age 74 and was interred in New Calvary Cemetery Mattapan Massachusetts Medal of Honor citation editRank and organization Landsman U S Navy Born 1855 Ireland Accredited to Massachusetts Citation For rescuing from drowning a shipmate from the U S S Quinnebaug at Port Mahon Menorca 13 March 1879 See also editList of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients in non combat incidents nbsp Biography portalReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command US People Kyle Patrick J Landsman Online Library Naval History amp Heritage Command 2006 03 18 Retrieved 2006 10 27 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick J Kyle amp oldid 1166970043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
