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Ordinary seaman Luke M. Griswold was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing the crew from the sinking USS Monitor in 1862, and he passed away in 1892 in Massachusetts.
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Key Points
- Luke M. Griswold was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S. Rhode Island during the American Civil War
- He participated in the hazardous rescue of the officers and crew of the sinking U.S.S. Monitor on December 30, 1862 near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
- After rescuing several men, Griswold became separated in a heavy gale and spent many hours in a small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas until finally being picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras
- Griswold was born c. 1837 in Bloomfield, Connecticut and died on March 18, 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts at the age of 55
- He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts
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24 word summary
Ordinary seaman Luke M. Griswold received Medal of Honor for heroically rescuing crew from sinking USS Monitor in 1862. Died in 1892 in Massachusetts.
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Luke M. Griswold, an ordinary seaman, received the Medal of Honor for heroically rescuing officers and crew from the sinking USS Monitor in 1862. He spent hours adrift in a small boat before being rescued 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Griswold was born in Connecticut and died in 1892 in Massachusetts.
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Luke M. Griswold was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during the American Civil War. In 1862, he participated in the hazardous rescue of the officers and crew of the sinking USS Monitor near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Griswold, an ordinary seaman on the USS Rhode Island, rescued several men before becoming separated in a heavy gale. He spent many hours adrift in a small boat until being picked up 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Griswold was born around 1837 in Bloomfield, Connecticut and died in 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield. Griswold's heroic actions were recognized with the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration presented by the United States government.