branch birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label birth_date rank article_title name
united states navy ireland united states of america puritan bm-1 medal of honor place of burial 1861 watertender william ahern -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-
 william ahern
william ahern -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-

william ahern was a sailor in the united states navy who received the medal of honor for valor during an engineering crisis that threatened his ship .
