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James A. Walsh (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Service Era: Banana Wars, World War I, World War II
Medals Recorded: 4

James A. Walsh (Medal of Honor)

Lieutenant, U.S. Navy

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Mexican Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States)
World War II Victory Medal

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Biography

Keeping naval signals flowing under fire at Veracruz

James Aloysius Walsh earned the Medal of Honor as a seaman during the American operation at Veracruz, Mexico, on April 21 and 22, 1914. Working from the roof of the Terminal Hotel, he helped maintain communication with USS Prairie while exposed to enemy fire.

Walsh was born in New York City on July 24, 1897. He received his medal aboard USS Florida at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on January 6, 1915, from Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. He died on May 29, 1960, and was buried at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

On board the U.S.S. Florida; for extrordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 and 22 April 1914.

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