Comments - Irish Dominate Medal of Honor List - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T14:37:24Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A9047&xn_auth=noThanks for keeping our list f…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2020-02-17:6442157:Comment:2457762020-02-17T16:30:54.882ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>Thanks for keeping our list front of mind and up to date, Liam and Peter!</p>
<p>Thanks for keeping our list front of mind and up to date, Liam and Peter!</p> Added by Linda Carole Mustion…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2020-02-13:6442157:Comment:2454652020-02-13T19:49:04.003ZLiam McAlisterhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/LiamMcAlister
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<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-7 col-md-8 col-lg-6"><h1 id="bio-name" class="bio-name">Timothy Sullivan<span> </span></h1>
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<td>1835<div id="birthLocationLabel" class="place">Ireland</div>
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<td><span id="deathDateLabel" class="info middot">6 Oct 1910 (aged 74–75)</span></td>
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<span class="place"><span id="cemeteryCityName">Los Angeles</span>,<span> </span><span id="cemeteryCountyName">Los Angeles County</span>,<span> </span><span id="cemeteryStateName">California</span>,<span> </span><span id="cemeteryCountryName">USA</span><span> </span></span><span><span class="info icon-map hidden-print"> <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.0633000,-118.4557000&spn=0.004205,0.005249" target="_blank" class="add-link" id="gpsValue" title="" rel="noopener" name="gpsValue">Show Map</a></span></span></td>
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<td><span id="memNumberLabel" class="info">6239144</span><span> </span>·<span> </span><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6239144/timothy-sullivan#source" class="add-link hidden-print">View Source</a></td>
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</div> tag:thewildgeese.irish,2020-02-13:6442157:Comment:2454642020-02-13T19:48:20.260ZLiam McAlisterhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/LiamMcAlister
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3861103303?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3861103303?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Timothy Sullivan buried at th…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2020-02-13:6442157:Comment:2457722020-02-13T17:06:46.156ZPeter mcmanmonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/Petermcmanmon
<p>Timothy Sullivan buried at the soldiers home cemetery in Los Angeles ca. </p>
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<p>Timothy Sullivan buried at the soldiers home cemetery in Los Angeles ca. </p>
<p></p> Presently doing a lot of rese…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2020-02-12:6442157:Comment:2457682020-02-12T22:28:44.704ZLiam McAlisterhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/LiamMcAlister
<p>Presently doing a lot of research on, grave sites of, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Irish born</span> CMoH recipients from American Civil War years. Have found 124 so far, but still 23 that, unfortunately, whereabouts are unknown. "Home of Heroes" & "CMoH Society" have been superb in assisting me.</p>
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<p>Presently doing a lot of research on, grave sites of, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Irish born</span> CMoH recipients from American Civil War years. Have found 124 so far, but still 23 that, unfortunately, whereabouts are unknown. "Home of Heroes" & "CMoH Society" have been superb in assisting me.</p>
<p></p> Thank you John. From me and u…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2019-02-11:6442157:Comment:2391622019-02-11T16:24:12.733ZPeter mcmanmonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/Petermcmanmon
<p>Thank you John. From me and uncle Tim </p>
<p>Thank you John. From me and uncle Tim </p> Typo error,
should be.....Cas…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2019-02-09:6442157:Comment:2386812019-02-09T07:00:15.668ZJohn Matthew Geogheganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnMatthewGeoghegan
<p>Typo error,</p>
<p>should be.....Castletownbere, Cork.</p>
<p>Typo error,</p>
<p>should be.....Castletownbere, Cork.</p> First recipient of the Medal…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2019-01-28:6442157:Comment:2382212019-01-28T16:06:09.379ZPeter mcmanmonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/Petermcmanmon
<p>First recipient of the Medal of Honor in the us navy was Timothy Sullivan coxswain and gun captain on uss Louisville born castleton Baer cork. Awarded 3/23/1863. </p>
<p>First recipient of the Medal of Honor in the us navy was Timothy Sullivan coxswain and gun captain on uss Louisville born castleton Baer cork. Awarded 3/23/1863. </p> Audie Murphy from Irish Ame…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2019-01-07:6442157:Comment:2379522019-01-07T02:34:13.875ZNollaig 2016https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelindaEvangelista
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/263022160">Audie Murphy</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user83565785">Irish American Hall of Fame</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/263022160">Audie Murphy</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user83565785">Irish American Hall of Fame</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>