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U.S. Marine Corps

Charles Brown

ConflictKorean Expedition

Year of Action1871

Unit/CommandUSS Colorado

BirthplaceNew York, New York

Citation

On board the USS Colorado in action against a Korean fort on 11 June 1871. Assisted in capturing the Korean standard in the center of the citadel of the fort.

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps Conflict: Korean Expedition Year of Action: 1871

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Thomas Wilbur KatesU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

Henry William HeischU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

Oscar Wadsworth FieldU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Spanish American War

William Kyle Carpenter (M)U.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Global War on Terrorism (Afghanistan)

Albertus Wright CatlinU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Veracruz Expedition

Randolph Carter BerkeleyU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Veracruz Expedition

James BurnesU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

Albert Ralph CampbellU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

Edwin Nelson AppletonU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

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