Doherty was born on May 11, 1869, in County Cork, Ireland. After immigrating to the United States, he joined the army from Boston, Massachusetts in September 1891. He was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry as a corporal where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions.[1] Doherty continued to serve in the army, being promoted to Drum Major, before he committed suicide on September 21, 1906, at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.[2][3] He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery Southgate, Kentucky.
Medal of Honor citationedit
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898.
Entered service at: Newcastle, Maine.
Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 22 June 1899.
Citation:
Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire from the enemy.[1]
thomas, doherty, 1869, september, 1906, corporal, serving, united, states, army, during, spanish, american, received, medal, honor, bravery, born, 1869, 1869county, cork, irelanddiedseptember, 1906, 1906, aged, fort, thomas, kentucky, usplace, burialevergreen,. Thomas M Doherty May 11 1869 September 21 1906 was a corporal serving in the United States Army during the Spanish American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery Thomas M DohertyBorn 1869 05 11 May 11 1869County Cork IrelandDiedSeptember 21 1906 1906 09 21 aged 37 Fort Thomas Kentucky USPlace of burialEvergreen Cemetery Southgate KentuckyAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States ArmyYears of service1891 1906RankDrum MajorUnitCompany H 21st U S InfantryBattles warsSpanish American WarAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editDoherty was born on May 11 1869 in County Cork Ireland After immigrating to the United States he joined the army from Boston Massachusetts in September 1891 He was sent to fight in the Spanish American War with Company H 21st U S Infantry as a corporal where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions 1 Doherty continued to serve in the army being promoted to Drum Major before he committed suicide on September 21 1906 at Fort Thomas Kentucky 2 3 He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery Southgate Kentucky Medal of Honor citation editRank and organization Corporal Company H 21st U S Infantry Place and date At Santiago Cuba 1 July 1898 Entered service at Newcastle Maine Birth Ireland Date of issue 22 June 1899 Citation Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire from the enemy 1 See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish American WarReferences edit a b War with Spain Doherty Thomas M Medal of Honor recipients War With Spain United States Army Center of Military History August 3 2009 Archived from the original on April 23 2009 Retrieved September 25 2015 Register of Enlistments in the US Army 1798 1914 Soldier Reduced in Rank Blows His Own Brains Out The Lexington Herald September 23 1906 p 16 via Newspapers com External links edit Thomas M Doherty Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved August 2 2010 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas M Doherty amp oldid 1181280367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
