Osborn Deignan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1877
Place of Birth: Stuart, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 16-Apr-1916
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Osborn Deignan
- Osborn Warren Deignan (February 24, 1873 – April 16, 1916) was an enlisted sailor and later a Warrant Officer in the United States Navy.
- He received his country's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for actions in the Spanish–American War.
- Born in Iowa, he joined the Navy in 1894 and participated in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, the largest naval engagement of the Spanish–American War.
- Deignan and seven others attempted to block the entrance to Santiago Harbor, Cuba but the Spanish destroyed their ship before they could accomplish their mission, and took them prisoner.
- The men were later released and Deignan received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
- He went on to become an officer and served in various posts and ships throughout the Navy until retiring in 1906.
- He died in Colorado in 1916, and was buried in California.
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