Serving as a Marine in the U.S. Marine Corps, Corporal Thomas Francis Prendergast received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 5, 1899 in Philippine Islands during the Philippine Insurrection. Prendergast was 28 years old.
The medal was presented on July 19, 1901, 2 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Prendergast was born on April 2, 1871 in Waterford, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Massachusetts. Prendergast died on April 26, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 42. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Prendergast is one of 82 Medal of Honor recipients from the Philippine Insurrection and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battle, while with the 8th Army Corps on 25, 27, 29 March, and 5 April 1899.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Philippine–American War.
Places
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Timeline
- April 2, 1871Born in Waterford, Ireland
- April 5, 1899Act of valor — Philippine IslandsAge 28.
- July 19, 1901Medal of Honor presented
- April 26, 1913Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge 42.
- Resting placeGreenwood CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
Thomas Francis Prendergast or Pendegrast (2 April 1871, Waterford, Ireland – 26 April 1913, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his United States Marine Corps service in the Philippine–American War.
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Further reading
- Continuing Service: Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Recipientscmohs.org · 2022
