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James Carey

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James Carey

Birth
Ireland
Death
8 Sep 1913 (aged 68–69)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot
Section: Plots, Range 7, Grave 8
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in Ireland. He entered the U.S. Navy in New York and served as a Seaman. His citation reads "Seaman on board the USS Huron, for saving three shipmates from drowning." Seaman Carey is not to be confused with Medal of Honor Recipient James L. Carey who served in the US Army during the Civil War, whose home was also New York State.
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in Ireland. He entered the U.S. Navy in New York and served as a Seaman. His citation reads "Seaman on board the USS Huron, for saving three shipmates from drowning." Seaman Carey is not to be confused with Medal of Honor Recipient James L. Carey who served in the US Army during the Civil War, whose home was also New York State.

Bio by: Don Morfe

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JAMES CAREY
MEDAL OF HONOR
SEA USS HURON
1844 1913

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Apr 29, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19136456/james-carey: accessed ), memorial page for James Carey (1844–8 Sep 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19136456, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.