Chief Quartermaster Patrick Henry Grace was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 10, 1871 in Korean Forts, Korea during the 1871 Korean expedition. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Benicia. Grace was about 39 years old.
Grace was born in 1832 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pennsylvania. Grace died on February 24, 1896 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, at the age of about 64. He is buried at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts. Records also list him as Grace, Henry Patrick.
Grace is one of 15 Medal of Honor recipients from the 1871 Korean expedition and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
On board the U.S.S. Benicia during the attack on Korean forts, 10 and 11 June 1871. Carrying out his duties with coolness, Grace set forth gallant and meritorious conduct throughout this action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1832Born in Ireland
- June 10, 1871Act of valor — Korean Forts, KoreaAge about 39. U.S.S. Benicia
- February 24, 1896Died in Dorchester, MassachusettsAge about 64.
- Resting placeHolyhood CemeteryBrookline, Massachusetts
Biography
Patrick Henry Grace (c. 1832 – February 24, 1896) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition of 1871. A native of Ireland whose name originally was Henry Patrick Grace, Grace was cited for "gallant and meritorious conduct".
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