The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ordinary Seaman Michael Connolly, United States Navy, for distinguished and heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, 7 August 1876. Acting gallantly, Ordinary Seaman Connolly succeeding in rescuing a citizen from drowning on this date.