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Medal of Honor Recipient

Patrick Shanahan

U.S. Navy · Interim 1899 - 1910

MOH-RC-003392Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1899

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Medal of Honor

May 28, 1899

off Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Rank at action
Chief Boatswain's Mate
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1899 - 1910
Unit or command
U.S. Training Ship Alliance

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Alliance, 28 May 1899. Displaying heroism, Shanahan rescued William Steven, quartermaster, first class, from drowning.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Patrick Shanahan — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003408
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
534
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
93b7851ebbc55e76daee77f2ee77a0dd3ab2eae6fe7f92ffb1c75995bcfcf25f

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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