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Thomas Francis Prendergast — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Sergeant
Service Era: Philippine-American War
Medals Recorded: 3

Thomas Francis Prendergast

Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

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Philippine-American War

Awards & Decorations

Philippine Campaign Medal
Medal of Honor 1862–1912 Navy
Spanish Campaign Medal

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Biography

Distinguished conduct in the Philippines campaign

Thomas Francis Prendergast earned the Medal of Honor for conduct in battle in the Philippines during March and April 1899. A corporal in the United States Marine Corps, he served with the 8th Army Corps during the Philippine-American War.

His citation recognizes actions on March 25, 27 and 29 and April 5, without detailing individual maneuvers. His Medal of Honor was presented on July 19, 1901. He later attained the rank of sergeant.

Born in Waterford, Ireland, on April 2, 1871, Prendergast died in Philadelphia on April 26, 1913. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Medal of Honor citation

For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battle, while with the 8th Army Corps on 25, 27, 29 March, and 5 April 1899.

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