Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Richard
J.
Curran
January 4, 1834

–

June 1, 1915

Cemetery:

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

After the war, Richard Curran settled in Rochester, New York and opened a drugstore. He served on the local school commission, the park commission and was elected mayor in 1892. He had been elected to the state Assembly in 1891 but was ruled ineligible on a technicality.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Assistant Surgeon

    Division:

    33d New York Infantry

    Action Date:

    September 17, 1862
    Date of Issue: March 30, 1898

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Assistant Surgeon Richard J. Curran, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 September 1862, while serving with 33d New York Infantry, in action at Antietam, Maryland. Assistant Surgeon Curran voluntarily exposed himself to great danger by going to the fighting line there succoring the wounded and helpless and conducting them to the field hospital.