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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Chief Watertender
- Medals Recorded
- 1
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
He fought the dangerous fire aboard battleship North Dakota.
Patrick Reid was born on 17 June 1875 in Dublin, Ireland. He served as a chief watertender in the United States Navy aboard USS North Dakota.
On 8 September 1910, Reid demonstrated extraordinary heroism during a fire aboard the ship. His conduct in the line of his profession earned the Medal of Honor. The citation does not detail his individual emergency duties.
President William Taft presented Reid with the medal on 13 June 1911. Reid died on 23 October 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, and is buried in St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village, New York.
Medal of Honor citation
For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the fire on board the U.S.S. North Dakota where Reid was serving, 8 September 1910.
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