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James Dougherty (Medal of Honor)

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Years of service
  
1869 - 1893

Name
  
James Dougherty


Awards
  
Medal of Honor

Battles/wars
  
Korean Expedition

Rank
  
James Dougherty (Medal of Honor) imnohero James Dougherty USMC Medal of Honor Front Toward Enemy

Born
  
November 16, 1839Langhash, Ireland (
1839-11-16
)

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Died
  
November 25, 1897, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Battles and wars
  
United States expedition to Korea

Service/branch
  

James Dougherty (November 16, 1839 – November 25, 1897) was a U.S. Marine in the 1871 Korean Campaign. He received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition, while serving as a private aboard USS Benicia. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 8, 1872, under General Order No. 169. Private Dougherty was one of fifteen United States sailors and Marines who received the Medal of Honor for this little known American military action.

Contents

Dougherty enlisted in the Marine Corps from Philadelphia on 31 July 1869, and retired on 22 August 1893. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Section 6, Grave 12374.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born. November 16, 1839, Langhash, Ireland. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 169, February 8, 1872.

Citation:

On board the USS Benicia, attack on and the capture of the Korean Forts June 11, 1871, for seeking out and killing the commanding officer of the Korean Forces.

Online citation discrepancies

There appears to be some confusion about James Dougherty's Medal of Honor citation. Many online sources quoting Dougherty's citation include significant verbiage identical to that of Seaman John Henry Dorman actions during the American Civil War, to include service on board the USS Carondelet. This may indicate an erroneous early transcription of Dougherty's award citation, which appears immediately after Dorman's in early books listing Medal of Honor recipients, that has subsequently been repeated by various web sites.

References

James Dougherty (Medal of Honor) Wikipedia


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