Edward Floyd (Medal of Honor)
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Edward Floyd
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| Born | February 21, 1850 Ireland |
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Saint Lawrence Cemetery Charleston, South Carolina
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| Allegiance | United States |
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United States Navy |
| Rank | Boilermaker |
| Unit | USS Iowa (BB-4) |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Edward Floyd (February 21, 1850 – January 16, 1923) was a boilermaker serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography
Floyd was born on February 21, 1850, in Ireland. After immigrating to the United States joined the navy, he was stationed aboard the USS Iowa (BB-4) as a boilermaker when on January 25, 1905 a boiler plate blew out from boiler D. For his actions during the explosion he received the medal March 20, 1905.[1][2]
He died on January 16, 1923 and is buried in Saint Lawrence Cemetery Charleston, South Carolina.[3]
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Boilermaker, U.S. Navy. Born: 21 February 1850, Ireland. Accredited to: South Carolina. G.O. No.: 182, 20 March 1905.
Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa, for extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.[1]
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- 1850 births
- 1923 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
- United States Navy sailors
- People from South Carolina
- Burials in South Carolina
- Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- American people of Irish descent
- Irish sailors in the United States Navy
- American boilermakers
- Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor
