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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Francis Prendergast

U.S. Marine Corps · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-003387Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1899

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Medal of Honor

March 25, 27, 29, and April 5, 1899

Philippine Islands

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Conflict
Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command
Not documented

The Citation

Sources ↓
For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battle while with the Eighth Army Corps, 25, 27, 29 March, and 5 April 1899.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Thomas Francis Prendergast — 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-003403
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
55
Accredited to
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
4e1a57189afb1db0d572e8eda29319e537e8b1d099eaae5e9001882e02ca889b

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

The structured Society field gives April 5, 1899, while the official citation documents actions on March 25, 27, 29, and April 5. The four cited days are preserved without collapsing them to one date.