b. 1841 Ireland. d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/04/1872 Greytown, Nicaragua.
He entered the US Navy in Pennsylvania. He served as a Boatswain’s Mate. Little else is known about his life other than his actions on April 12, 1872 in Greytown, Nicaragua.
MOH CITATION:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, O’Neal displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A.F. Crosman and others were drowned near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by personal exertion prevented greater loss of life.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.