Samuel F. Rogerswas a United States Navy

United States Navy

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 Quartermaster

Quartermaster

Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations depending on if the assigned unit is land based or naval.In land armies, especially US units, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops. The senior...

 received the Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

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 for actions during the Korean Expedition. He was awarded the medal for his rescue of the mortally wounded Lieutenant

Lieutenant

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 Hugh McKee

Hugh McKee

Hugh Wilson McKee was an American naval officer in the 1870s who participated in the United States expedition to Korea in 1871.-Early life and military service:...

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He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery, in Forest Park

Forest Park, Illinois

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, Chicago.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Quartermaster, U.S. Navy. Born: 1845, Buffalo, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Colorado during the attack and capture of the Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Fighting courageously at the side of Lt. McKee during this action, Rogers was wounded by the enemy.