Michael Connolly (born 1855, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Born in 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts, Connolly joined the Navy from that state.
On that day, while Plymouth was in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, he rescued a civilian from drowning.
[2] Connolly's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S.
Acting gallantly, Connolly succeeding in rescuing a citizen from drowning on this date.