U.S. Navy
Kendrick, ThomasConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandUSS Oneida
HometownBath, Maine
Citation
Served as coxswain on board the USS Oneida in the engagement at Mobile Bay, 5 August, 1864. Volunteering for the Mobile Bay action from Bienville, Kendrick displayed courageous devotion to duty, and his excellent conduct throughout the battle which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging of Fort Morgan, attracted the attention of the commanding officer and those serving around him.
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