Medal of Honor
March 31, 1901
Cavite, Manila Bay, on board U.S.S. Petrel, Luzon, USA
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Petrel
- Presentation date
- March 22, 1902
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Petrel for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing his own life to danger in saving others on the occasion of the flre on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
Sources & record notes
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- Thomas Cahey — 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-003368
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 85
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 6f8fec013b0609451b319a907a2d643a72e2399eb3a19b7fbff70ef24ffef420
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official structured profile supplies the place string ending in USA. It is retained as a source-attributed value rather than silently corrected.