U.S. Marine Corps
Coleman, JohnConflictKorean Expedition
Year of Action1871
Unit/CommandUSS Colorado
Citation
On board the USS Colorado in action at Korea on 11 June 1871. Fighting hand-to-hand with the enemy, Coleman succeeded in saving the life of Alexander McKenzie.
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