James Edward Flynn
Born: July 17, 1843 at Pittsfield, Illinois
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
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Date of Issue: June 19, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant James Edward Flynn, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company G, 6th Missouri Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.