Michael Gibbons (Medal of Honor)

Michael Gibbons (November 15, 1866 – February 27, 1933) was an oiler serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.

Michael Gibbons
Born(1866-11-15)November 15, 1866
County Mayo, Ireland
Died1933 (aged 6667)
Place of burial
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
RankOiler
UnitU.S.S. Nashville
Battles/warsSpanish–American War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Biography

Gibbons was born on November 15, 1866 in Ireland and after immigrating to the United States he entered the navy. He was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the U.S.S. Nashville as an oiler. After being discharged from the navy he lived for a while in Portsmouth, Virginia and after living in the US for 35 years he returned to Ireland.[1]

He died at his home in Ireland in 1933, and until 1999 was buried in an unmarked grave in Old Kilmeena Cemetery.[2]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Oiler, U.S. Navy. Born: Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 521, 7 July 1899.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfugos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Gibbons set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.[1]

gollark: I assume it's negligible, they're light and you just have to move your limbs a bit of distance.
gollark: I suppose if you do that a *lot*, you probably reach a point where you can't eat cereal bars rapidly enough.
gollark: You can also fire a 100g bullet at 1000ms^-1 for 12kcal.
gollark: This isn't much of a constraint.
gollark: If you instead lift a 50kg thing 100 metres, which is useful for combat and many practical situations I'm sure, that is 12kcal i.e. about a tenth of a cereal bar.

See also

References

  1. "Medal of Honor recipients". War With Spain: Gibbons, Michael entry. United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  2. "Michael Gibbons". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
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