Thomas Cahey (April 13, 1870 – January 5, 1935) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Born in Belfast, Ireland, on April 13, 1870, Cahey immigrated to the United States and joined the U.S. Navy from New York. By March 31, 1901, he was serving as a seaman on the USS Petrel(PG-2). On that day, he helped rescue several crewmates during a fire on the ship. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on March 22, 1902.[1]
Cahey's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On board the U.S.S. Petrel for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing his own life to danger in saving others on the occasion of the fire on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.[1]
thomas, cahey, april, 1870, january, 1935, united, states, navy, sailor, recipient, united, states, military, highest, decoration, medal, honor, born, 1870, april, 1870belfast, irelanddiedjanuary, 1935, 1935, aged, place, burialarlington, national, cemeteryall. Thomas Cahey April 13 1870 January 5 1935 was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military s highest decoration the Medal of Honor Thomas CaheyBorn 1870 04 13 April 13 1870Belfast IrelandDiedJanuary 5 1935 1935 01 05 aged 64 Place of burialArlington National CemeteryAllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States NavyRankChief Gunner s MateUnitUSS Petrel PG 2 AwardsMedal of HonorBorn in Belfast Ireland on April 13 1870 Cahey immigrated to the United States and joined the U S Navy from New York By March 31 1901 he was serving as a seaman on the USS Petrel PG 2 On that day he helped rescue several crewmates during a fire on the ship For these actions he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later on March 22 1902 1 Cahey s official Medal of Honor citation reads On board the U S S Petrel for heroism and gallantry fearlessly exposing his own life to danger in saving others on the occasion of the fire on board that vessel 31 March 1901 1 Cahey reached the rank of chief gunner s mate before leaving the Navy He died at age 64 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia 2 See also Edit nbsp Biography portalList of Medal of Honor recipientsReferences Edit a b Medal of Honor recipients Interim Awards 1901 1911 Medal of Honor citations United States Army Center of Military History 3 August 2009 Retrieved 9 June 2010 Arlington National Cemetery nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Cahey amp oldid 1162474043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
