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Alexander Bradley

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Alexander Bradley

Original Name
Cornelius Bonner
Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
6 Mar 1925 (aged 73)
Richfield, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section 7, Lot 10
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was Cornelius Bonner. The name inscribed on his stone is Neil Bonner. All the other information is correct. He served as a Landsman in the United States Navy. He was awarded the CMOH for action off Cowes, Isle of Wright, England. His citation reads "On board the USS Wachusett off Cowes, 7 August 1872. Jumping overboard into a strong tideway, Bradley attempted to save Philip Cassidy, landsman, of the USS Wabash, from drowing."
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was Cornelius Bonner. The name inscribed on his stone is Neil Bonner. All the other information is correct. He served as a Landsman in the United States Navy. He was awarded the CMOH for action off Cowes, Isle of Wright, England. His citation reads "On board the USS Wachusett off Cowes, 7 August 1872. Jumping overboard into a strong tideway, Bradley attempted to save Philip Cassidy, landsman, of the USS Wabash, from drowing."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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MEDAL OF HONOR
LDS USS WACHUSETT
AKA NEIL BONNER

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Jan 26, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8323184/alexander-bradley: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander Bradley (19 Sep 1851–6 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8323184, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.