Medal of Honor
August 26, 1881
near Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit or command
- U.S. Tug Leyden
- Presentation date
- October 15, 1973
The Citation
Sources ↓For jumping overboard from the U.S. Tug Leyden, near Boston, Mass., 26 August 1881, and sustaining until picked up, Michael Drennan, landsman, who had jumped overboard while temporarily insane.
Sources & record notes
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002727
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 326
- Accredited to
- Spartanburg, SC
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- d5f1fea3dbdc6d50bdf777ddffc8897fbd130b6886eb47207f203e8a947b5268
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