Thomas Cramen (born 1848, died March 5, 1915) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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| Born | 1848 |
| Died | March 5, 1915[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch | United States Navy |
Rank | Boatswain's Mate |
| Unit | USS Portsmouth |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Biography
editBorn in 1848 in Ireland, Cremen immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from Massachusetts. By February 7, 1882, he was serving as a boatswain's mate on the training ship USS Portsmouth. On that day, while Portsmouth was at the Washington Navy Yard, he and another sailor, Seaman Henry C. Courtney, jumped overboard and rescued Jack-of-the-Dust Charles Taliaferro from drowning. For this action, both Cremen and Courtney were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.[2]
Cremen's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On board the U.S.S. Portsmouth, Washington Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Cramen rescued Charles Taliaferro, jack-of-the-dust, from drowning.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "THOMAS CRAMEN". cmohs.org. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- 1 2 "Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
External links
edit- "Thomas Cramen". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- "Thomas Cramen". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved September 6, 2010.