Patrick Dougherty
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
About Patrick Dougherty
Born 1844.
Patrick Dougherty (born about 1844, date of death unknown) 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.
Born in about 1844 in Ireland, Dougherty immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U.S. Navy. He served during the Civil War as a landsman on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, Lackawanna engaged the at close range and the powder boy at the gun Dougherty was manning became a casualty. Dougherty voluntarily took over the powder boy's duties, supplying gunpowder to his artillery piece throughout the battle. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.
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United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
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Patrick Dougherty was born in 1844 in Ireland.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Patrick Dougherty
· DBpedia: Patrick Dougherty (Medal of Honor)
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