Michael Connolly
Ordinary Seaman, USS Plymouth, U.S. Navy. Awarded for actions in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia.
August 07, 1876

Born in Boston 1855, Connolly joined the Navy from that state.
Citation: On board the USS Plymouth, Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, 7 August 1876. Acting gallantly, Connolly succeeding in rescuing a citizen from drowning on this date.