Jonathan Meredith

Jonathan Meredith (about 1772 - 7 August 1805) was enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the First Barbary War.

Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Meredith enlisted in the Marine Corps 6 June 1803 and was promoted to sergeant 1 August of the same year.

During an engagement in the harbor of Tripoli 3 August 1805, Sergeant Meredith saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of USS Vixen, who with a party of nine men had boarded a Tripolitan ship. Heavily outnumbered, the boarding party fought a fierce hand-to-hand combat, in which Trippe was severely wounded; Meredith protected him from what would have been the final blow. Four days later Meredith was killed in the explosion of Gunboat No. 3 during a similar attack against the Tripolitans.See USS Meredith, for ships that have been named in his honor.

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* history.navy.mil: USS Meredith