John O’Dea
Born: 1839 at Limerick, Ireland
Home Town: Bloomington, Illinois
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: July 12, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John O’Dea, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 12 May 1863, while serving with Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.