Patrick Murphy (Medal of Honor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
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Place of Birth: Waterford, Munster, Ireland
About Patrick Murphy (Medal of Honor)
- Patrick Murphy (January 15, 1823 – December 1, 1896) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
- A native of Ireland, Murphy began his seafaring career as a teenager aboard merchant ships in the North Atlantic and served for two years in the Royal Navy.
- He joined the U.S.
- Navy after settling in Erie, Pennsylvania, and sailed the Great Lakes as a petty officer on USS Michigan.
- During the American Civil War, he served aboard USS Metacomet and distinguished himself in the action at Mobile Bay.
- He returned to Erie and USS Michigan after the war, continuing on that ship for twenty more years until retiring as a warrant officer.
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