Michael Joseph McNally

Michael Joseph McNally
Born	June 29, 1860(1860-06-29) New York City
Died	November 2, 1916(1916-11-02) (aged 56)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1897–1915
Rank	Sergeant Major
Battles/wars	Second Samoan Civil War  • First Battle of Vailele
Awards	Medal of Honor

Michael Joseph McNally (June 29, 1860 – November 2, 1916) was a United States Marine Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Second Samoan Civil War. McNally was part of a joint British, American and Samoan expedition against Samoan rebels on Upolu, Samoa in mid 1899. He fought at the First Battle of Vailele on April 1, 1899 and was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor along with Private Henry L. Hulbert. Both McNally's and Hulbert's citations incorrectly list them as serving in the Philippines during the time of their distinguished service though they served on USS Philadelphia (C-4) which was never dispatched to fight in the Philippine-American War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: June 29, 1860, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: 55, July 19, 1901.
Citation:

For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at Samoa, Philippine Islands, 1 April 1899.

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients

	Biography portal
	United States Marine Corps portal

References

• "Medal of Honor recipients of the Philippines". United States Army Center of Military History. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html. 

Note

McNally is sometimes erroneously referred to as Michael L. McNally.

Persondata
Name	Macnally, Michael Joseph
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	June 29, 1860
Place of birth	New York City
Date of death	November 2, 1916
Place of death