Patrick Mullen

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Boatswain’s Mate Patrick Mullen, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action, serving as Boatswain’s Mate on board the U.S.S. Wyandank during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, Virginia, 17 March 1865. Rendering gallant assistance to his commanding officer, Boatswain’s Mate Mullen, lying on his back, loaded the howitzer and then fired so carefully as to kill and wound many rebels, causing their retreat.

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Boatswain’s Mate Patrick Mullen, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct while serving as Boatswain’s Mate on board the U.S.S. Don, 1 May 1865, off the coast of Virginia. Engaged in picking up the crew of picket launch No. 6, which had swamped, Boatswain’s Mate Mullen, seeing an officer who was at that time no longer able to keep up and was below the surface of the water, jumped overboard and brought the officer to the boat, thereby rescuing him from drowning, which brave action entitled him to wear a bar on the medal he had already received at Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865.