b. 1826 Gardner, Maine. d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 15/01/1865 Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in Maine and entered the Union Navy at Maine. He served as a Chief Boatswain’s Mate.
MOH CITATION:
On board the U.S.S. Seneca in the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Despite severe enemy fire which halted an attempt by his assaulting party to enter the stockade, Tripp boldly charged through the gap in the stockade although the center of the line, being totally unprotected, fell back along the open beach and left too few in the ranks to attempt an offensive operation.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL UNKNOWN.