Patrick Mullen

Infobox Military Person
name= Patrick Mullin
born= birth date|1844|5|6
died= death date and age|1897|2|14|1844|5|6
placeofbirth= Ireland
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caption= Medal of Honor recipient
nickname= Patrick Mullen
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=
rank= Boatswain's Mate
commands=
unit= USS "Wyandank", USS "Don"
battles=
awards= Medal of Honor (2),
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Patrick Mullen (birth name is Patrick Mullin) is one of only nineteen servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice. He was a member of the United States Navy.

Biography

Patrick Mullen was born May 6, 1844 in Baltimore, Maryland and joined the United States Navy from the same location. While stationed aboard the USS Wyandank he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865.

Medal of Honor citation

"FIRST AWARD":Rank and Organization::Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Entered service at: Baltimore, Md. Birth: Baltimore, Md. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865.

Citation:

:Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Wyandank during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865. Rendering gallant assistance to his commanding officer, Mullen, lying on his back, loaded the howitzer and then fired so carefully as to kill and wound many rebels, causing their retreat.

"SECOND AWARD":Rank and Organization:G.O. No.: 62, 29 June 1865.

Citation:

:Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Don, 1 May 1865. Engaged in picking up the crew of picket launch No. 6, which had swamped. Mullen, seeing an officer who was at that time no longer able to keep up and was below the surface of the water, jumped overboard and brought the officer to the boat, thereby rescuing him from drowning, which brave action entitled him to wear a bar on the medal he had already received at Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865.cite web
publisher = American Civil War website
title = MULLEN, PATRICK, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
date = 2007-11-08
url = http://americancivilwar.com/medal_of_honor6.html
accessdate = 2007-11-08]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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*List of U.S. military decorations

Notes

External links

* [http://www.medalofhonor.com/PatrickMullen.htm medalofhonor.com: Double Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Patrick Mullen, US Navy]
* [http://www.cmohs.org/medal/history_links/p_mullen.htm Congressional Medal of Honor Society]
* [http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1862_cwh/mullen_patrick.html homeofheroes.com: Citations for Mullen, Patrick]
* [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwarmz.html Army Medal of Honor website M-Z] Center of Military History
*findagrave|7100525 Retrieved on 2007-11-08

Persondata
NAME= Mullen, Patrick
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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