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(L-R) Corporal Brown, Private Purvis and Captain McLane
Tilton pose aboard the USS Colorado with the flag captured at the
Citadel.
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Charles
Brown
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: New York, NY
Entered Service: Hong
Kong, China
Date/Place of Action: June
11, 1871 - Citadel, Korea
Unit: U.S.S.
Colorado
Presentation: Presented
on February 08, 1872 - G.O. 169
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
"Assisted in capturing the Korean standard in the center of
the citadel of the fort."
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Hugh
Purvis
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: March
05, 1846 at Philadelphia, PA
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: June
11, 1871 - Citadel, Korea
Unit: U.S.S.
Alaska
Presentation: Presented
on February 08, 1872 - G.O. 169
Date of Death: February
12, 1922
Buried at: Cedar
Bluff Cemetery - Annapolis, MD
"Braving the enemy fire, Purvis was the first to scale the
walls of the fort and capture the flag of the Korean forces."
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Cyrus
Hayden
Carpenter, U.S. Navy
Born: 1843
at York, ME
Entered Service: Maine
Date/Place of Action: June
11, 1871 - Citadel, Korea
Unit: U.S.S.
Colorado
Presentation: Presented
on February 08, 1872 - G.O. 169
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
"Serving as color bearer of the battalion, Hayden planted his
flag on the ramparts of the citadel and protected it under a heavy
fire from the enemy."
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