Khachadour Paul Garabedian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetKhachadour Paul Garabedian
US Navy officer
Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1836
Place of Birth: Tekirdağ, Turkey
Date of Death: 25-Aug-1881
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Khachadour Paul Garabedian
- Khachadour Paul Garabedian (Armenian: ???????? ??????????; August 25, 1836 – August 25, 1881) was an American officer in the United States Navy, considered the only soldier of Armenian heritage to have served in combat during the American Civil War.
- During the Civil War, he held the rank of officer and served aboard two ships which blockaded against the ports of the Confederacy for the Union.
- His first task was to go along the Atlantic Coast and reach the Gulf of Mexico.
- In 1865 he was discharged from the Navy and settled in Philadelphia where he is believed to be the first citizen of Armenian ancestry.
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