Samuel F. Rogers (July 23, 1834 – November 1, 1905) was a

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received the

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for actions during the

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. He was awarded the medal for his rescue of the mortally wounded

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Hugh McKee Hugh Wilson McKee (April 23, 1844 – June 11, 1871) was an American naval officer in the 1870s who participated in the United States expedition to Korea in 1871. Early life and military service McKee was born in Lexington, Kentucky to a militar ...

. Rogers was born in

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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

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and the

. He left the navy in 1883, and later worked as a lighthouse keeper.Service profile
/ref> Rogers was buried at

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, in

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, Illinois.

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.

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* * 1834 births 1905 deaths United States Navy sailors United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients Military personnel from Buffalo, New York Burials at Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago Korean Expedition (1871) recipients of the Medal of Honor Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients Military personnel from New York (state) People from Lanaudière Pre-Confederation Canadian emigrants to the United States {{US-navy-bio-stub

Medal of Honor citation

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