Hugh Molloy
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| Hugh Molloy | |
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| September 25, 1841[1] – March 8, 1922 | |
.jpg/200px-Hugh_Molloy_(framed).jpg) Ordinary Seaman Hugh Molloy |
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| Place of birth | Comerford, Ireland[1] |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman |
| Unit | USS Fort Hindman |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Hugh Molloy (25 September 1841[1] – 8 March 1922) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War.
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[edit] Biography
During the Civil War, Molloy served as an Ordinary Seaman on USS Fort Hindman. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during an engagement with a Confederate artillery battery near Harrisonburg, Louisiana, on 2 March 1864.
Hugh Molloy died at age 80 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.
[edit] Medal of Honor citation
Rank and Organization:
- Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1832, Illinois. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 32, 16 April 1864.
Citation:
- Served on board the U.S.S. Fort Hindman during the engagement near Harrisonburg, La., 2 March 1864. Following a shellburst which mortally wounded the first sponger, who dropped the sponge out of the forecastle port, Molloy jumped out of the port to the forecastle, recovered the sponge and sponged and loaded the gun for the remainder of the action from his exposed position, despite the extreme danger to his person from the raking fire of enemy musketry.[2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Records are inconsistent on Molloy's place and year of birth. His Medal of Honor citation gives his birth as 1832 in Illinois[1], while the book Deeds of Valor gives his birth as 25 September 1841 in Comerford, Ireland[2], and Molloy's gravestone also gives his birth as 25 September 1841[3]. This article assumes that the information in Deeds of Valor and Molloy's gravestone is correct.
- ^ MOLLOY, HUGH , Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. American Civil War website (2007-11-08). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
[edit] References
| This article includes information collected from the Naval Historical Center, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. |
- Army Medal of Honor website M-Z Center of Military History
- Hugh Molloy at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2007-11-08
- Photo # NH 79921 Picture Data. Online Library. Naval Historical Center (1999-11-22). Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
