Patrick J. Kyle

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Patrick J. Kyle
November 4, 1854(1854-11-04) – October 28, 1929 (aged 74)
Landsman Patrick J. Kyle
Place of birth	Ireland
Place of death	Charlestown, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Landsman
Unit	USS Quinnebaug
Awards	Medal of Honor

Patrick J. Kyle (4 November 1854 – 28 October 1929) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor.

Patrick Kyle enlisted in the U.S. Navy from Massachusetts and, while serving as a crewmember of USS Quinnebaug, saved a shipmate from drowning at Port Mahon, Minorca, Spain on 13 March 1879. For his conduct on this occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Patrick Kyle died at age 74, and was interred in New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Massachusetts.

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1855, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts.

Citation:

For rescuing from drowning a shipmate from the U.S.S. Quinnebaug, at Port Mahon, Minorca, 13 March 1879.

[edit] See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime

[edit] References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Historical Center, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

• Patrick J. Kyle at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-01
• US People - Kyle, Patrick J., Landsman. Online Library. Naval Historical Center (2006-03-18). Retrieved on 2006-10-27.