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Edward Sullivan (Medal of Honor)

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1870-1955)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ5345500 ↗
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Corporal Edward Sullivan of the United States Marine Corps was born May 16, 1870, in Cork, Ireland. He died March 11, 1955, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Uxbridge, Massachusetts has proud connections to the military history of America. Uniforms for the U.S. military were manufactured in Uxbridge for more than 100 years.

Sullivan was awarded the nation's top honor, the Medal of Honor, for heroism during the Spanish–American War of 1898.

Biography

Edward Sullivan entered the United States Marine Corps from Massachusetts in 1896, and served in the Spanish–American War as a corporal in the United States Marine Corps.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on May 11, 1898, at Cienfuegos, Cuba. His citation reads -

"On board the USS Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, May 11, 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Sullivan displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)

Here is an excerpt from Home of Heroes website:

Edward Sullivan was one of 52 sailors and Marines cited for bravery and coolness in the face of enemy fire during the cutting of cables at Cienfuegos, Cuba on May 11, 1898. The mission was a daring operation to cut undersea cables linking the Spanish fortifications at Cienfuegos with the rest of the world.

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Edward Sullivan (Medal of Honor)” is united States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1870-1955). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Edward, Sullivan and Medal, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1870, 1955, 1898, 1896—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1870-05-16. For this dossier, Edward, Sullivan and Medal is the immediate research focus.
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