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Korean Expedition

Charles Brown

Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps

11 June 1871 · USS Colorado

Branch
U.S. Marine Corps
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Action
USS Colorado

The citation

Official citation

On board the U.S.S. 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.

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