Michael Aheam (or Ahern) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.Aheam was illegally recruited in Queenstown, Ireland in November 1863 along with several others, and officially enlisted in the US Navy from France. He served as a Paymaster's Steward aboard USS Kearsarge during her battle with the commerce raider CSS Alabama on June 19, 1864 off Cherbourg, France.
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