Robert Augustus Sweeney

Robert Augustus Sweeney

Infobox Military Person
name= Robert Augustus Sweeney
born= Birth date|1853|2|20
died= Death date and age|1890|12|19|1853|2|20
placeofbirth= Montreal, Canada
placeofdeath=
placeofburial= Calvary Cemetery Woodside, New York


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nickname=
allegiance= flag|United States
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=
rank= Ordinary Seaman
commands=
unit=
battles=
awards= Medal of Honor (2),
laterwork=

Robert Augustus Sweeney (February 20, 1853–December 19, 1890) was a sailor who in the United States Navy and is one of only nineteen servicemen, and the only African American, to receive the Medal of Honor twice, both for peace-time actions.

Biography

Robert Sweeney was born 20 February, 1853 in Montreal, Canada.

He is buried in Calvary Cemetery Woodside, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

His first citation reads:

:Serving on board the USS "Kearsarge", at Hampton Roads, Va., 26 October 1881, Sweeney jumped overboard and assisted in saving from drowning a shipmate who had fallen overboard into a strongly running tide.

His second citation:

:Serving on board the USS "Jamestown", at the Navy Yard New York, 20 December 1883, Sweeney rescued from drowning A. A. George, who had fallen overboard from that vessel.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|7999834 Retrieved on 2007-11-05
* [http://www.homeofheros.com/moh/citations_peace/sweeney_robert.html homeofheroes.com: Sweeney, Robert]
* [http://www.medalofhonor.com/RobertSweeney.htm] Medal of Honor website

Persondata
NAME= Sweeney, Robert Augustus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= February 20, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH= Montreal, Canada
DATE OF DEATH= December 19, 1890
PLACE OF DEATH=


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