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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Burke

U.S. Navy · Interim 1865–1870

MOH-RC-003283Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1866

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Medal of Honor

May 10, 1866

off Eastport, Maine, USA

Rank at action
Seaman
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1865–1870
Unit or command
USS Winooski

The Citation

Sources ↓
For heroic conduct, with 2 comrades, in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen, of the U.S.S. Winooski, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Thomas Burke — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003298
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
77
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
6f30517fc7aed0ab10db000aeaad8980b68aafaae2f1c8b31c3e350bcb9e4002

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

Controlled same-name and service-branch resolution: Navy service aboard USS Winooski distinguishes him from Army private Thomas M Burke.

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