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Years of service
  
1856 - 1883

Awards
  
Name
  
Samuel Rogers


Samuel F. Rogers

Battles/wars
  
American Civil WarKorean Expedition

Died
  
November 1, 1905, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Place of burial
  
German Waldheim Cemetery, Proviso Township, Illinois, United States, Forest Park, Illinois, United States, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Battles and wars
  
American Civil War, United States expedition to Korea

Service/branch
  

Samuel F. Rogers (1834 – November 1, 1905) was a United States Navy Quartermaster received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition. He was awarded the medal for his rescue of the mortally wounded Lieutenant Hugh McKee.

Samuel F. Rogers Samuel F Rogers 1834 1905 Find A Grave Memorial

Rogers was born in Rawdon, Quebec in 1834 (his citation erroneously gives a different birthplace & date), as the son of Irish immigrants. He joined the US Navy in 1856, serving in the American Civil War and the Korean Expedition. He left the navy in 1883, and later worked as a lighthouse keeper.

Rogers was buried at Forest Home Cemetery, in Forest Park, 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.

References

Samuel F. Rogers Wikipedia


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