Robert Augustus Sweeney
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 134 years ago |
Date of birth | February 20,1853 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Montserrat |
Date of died | December 19,1890 |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Rank | Ordinary seaman |
Years of service | 1881 - 1884 |
Place of burial | Calvary Cemetery, New York, United States |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Servicebranch | United States Navy |
Year of servic | 1881 - 1884 |
Awards | Navy Medal of Honor |
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ID | 849450 |
Robert Augustus Sweeney Life story
Robert Augustus Sweeney was a sailor in the United States Navy and is one of only nineteen servicemen, and the only African American, to receive the Medal of Honor twice, both for peace-time actions.