CAPTAIN
MICHAEL L. KEARNEY, USMC (DECEASED) 

 

Medal of Honor Citation

Original General Order

Born: 4 October 1874 in Ireland 

Enlisted: 21 April 1896 in Boston, Massachusetts

 

Medal of Honor awarded: 7 July 1899

Rank at time of award: Private

Separation from Service: Retired 31 December 1926

Date of Death: 31 October 1937

Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York

 

Spanish American War 1898 Medal of Honor