Trivia 2-25-19 Meteorite

[Trivia Master]

I am a Medal of Honor recipient but I have forgotten my name and the name of the general I was medical director under. I do remember I donated a meteorite to the Smithsonian Institution. What is my name, the name of the general I served under as medical director and the name of the meteorite?

credit: @Mike Serpa

Edit - The answer to this question was revealed prematurely. For that reason, unfortunately, this question will not be counted in the scoring.

hoosier

 

[Schwallanscher]

1. bernard john dowling irwin
2. william 'bull' nelson
3. irwin-ainsa meteorite

 

[Jimklag]

You are Bernard J.D. Irwin - the meteorite is the Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite - you were appointed medical director under Major General William "Bull" Nelson - source

 

[Wallyfish]

He was Bernard John Dowling Irwin
Major General William "Bull" Nelson
Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite

Source wikipedia

 

[FarawayFriend]

Ah Sir, glad I can assist you finding back your memory!

1) Your name is Bernard John Dowling Irwin
2) The name of the General you served under is Major General William "Bull" Nelson
3) The name of the Meteorite is Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernard_J._D._Irwin&oldid=871190426

 

[DBF]

You Name Is: Bernard J. D. Irwin
You Served Under: Major General William "Bull" Nelson
The Meteorite Is Called: Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite

 

[SWMODave]

I can not find the reference to "forgotten my name" although this may have had to do with a case of latter life dementia that I did not find. The answers to the question appear to be
What is my name, - Bernard Irwin
the name of the general I served under as medical director and - William "Bull" Nelson
the name of the meteorite? - after some controversy the Smithsonian settled on the "Tucson Ring"

Source on Irwin
Source on meteorite history

 

[ErnieMac]

You are Bernard Irwin. You served as medical director under Major General William "Bull" Nelson.

 

[Brenal]

Bernard John Dowling Irwin.
Major General William "Bull" Nelson.
Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite.

 

[kholland]

Bernard J. D Irwin served under Major General William "Bull" Nelson and it was the Irwin-Ainsa (Tuscon) meteorite.

 

[General Casey]

Bernard J.D. Irwin, who served as William Nelson's medical director. The meteorite he donated is named the Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite

 

[Ole Miss]

1) Bernard J. Irwin
2) William "Bull" Nelson
3) Irwin-Ainsa (Tuscon) meteorite
Regards
David

 

[Stony]

1. Bernard John Dowling Irwin
2. Major General William "Bull" Nelson
3. Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite

 

[GS]

Medal of Honor recipient, Medical Director Bernard J.D. Irwin served under Major General Williams "Bull" Nelson. His meteorite donated to the Smithsonian became known as the Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) Meteorite.

 

[WJC]

I am a Medal of Honor recipient but I have forgotten my name and the name of the general I was medical director under. I do remember I donated a meteorite to the Smithsonian Institution. What is my name, the name of the general I served under as medical director and the name of the meteorite?

credit: @Mike Serpa

Bernard J. D. Irwin (1830-1917). He served as medical director under Major General William Nelson (1824-1862). The meteorite, discovered near Tucson, Arizona, is called the Irwin-Ainsa or Tucson Meteorite.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

What is my name? Bernard John Dowling Irwin
What is the name of the general I served under as medical director? Major General William "Bull" Nelson
What is the name of the meteorite? the Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite

Source

 

[trice]

This is Bernard J. D. Irwin, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Apache Pass February 13-14, 1861 (he led 14 men of the 1st Dragoons to rescue Lt. Bascom and 60 men of the 7th Infantry who had been trapped by Cochise, broke the siege, then led Bascom in a pursuit of Cochise). The MoH award was made in 1894. He had donated the Irwin-Ainsa or Tucson Meteorite to the Smithsonian in 1857.

Irwin served as medical director under "Bull" Nelson and was captured at the Battle of Richmond. Exchanged, he improvised a field hospital at Shiloh and was later the medical director of the Army of the Southwest.

Irwin made Brigadier General on the retired list in 1904. His son (USMA 1889) served in WWI and made Major General. His grandson (USMA 1915) served in WWII and made Lt. General.

 

[connecticut yankee]

Bernard John Dowling Irwin

Major General William "Bull" Nelson.
Irwin-Ainsa (Tucson) meteorite (shown above)

 

[Northern Light]

You are William R.D. Blackwood and you served under General John Parke or Ambrose Burnside, depending on the day.

 

[roberts]

General Bernard John Dowling Irwin served as medical directer under General William "Bull" Nelson.