Madison Sullivan
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Madison Sullivan was one of the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, whose deaths together aboard the USS Juneau during World War II became a symbol of family sacrifice and led to changes in U.S. military policy regarding siblings serving on the same ship.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sullivan brothers | 0 |
| USS Juneau | 0 |
| Guadalcanal Campaign | 0 |
| Naval Battle of Guadalcanal | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy light cruiser
ⓘ
group of siblings ⓘ person ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sinking of USS Juneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-11-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sullivan brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedAt |
Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) dedication ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | killed in action ⓘ |
| notableFor |
all five brothers dying in the same World War II naval action
ⓘ
being one of the five Sullivan brothers who died together in World War II ⓘ contributing to changes in U.S. military policy on siblings serving together ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guadalcanal Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Waterloo, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedOn | USS Juneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Albert Leo Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Henry Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ George Thomas Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Eugene Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.