Charles Brown | |
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![]() Aboard USS Colorado in 1871 with a
sujagi: (right to left) Cpl Charles Brown, Pvt
Hugh Purvis, possibly
Cyrus Hayden. Photograph by
Felice Beato | |
Born | 1849 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | Unknown |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1870–1871 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | USS Colorado |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Charles Brown (1849–?) was a U.S. Marine who received the United States' highest honor for bravery, the Medal of Honor. He was born in New York City, and enlisted in the Marine Corps from Hong Kong in June 1870, aboard the warship USS Ashuelot. [1] His Medal of Honor was approved under General Order No. 169, dated 8 February 1872. [2]
There is no record of Brown having received his medal, as he deserted from the Marine Corps in Shanghai in October 1871, before the medal was approved. [1]
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: New York, N.Y. Enlisted at: Hong Kong, China. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872.
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Charles Brown | |
---|---|
![]() Aboard USS Colorado in 1871 with a
sujagi: (right to left) Cpl Charles Brown, Pvt
Hugh Purvis, possibly
Cyrus Hayden. Photograph by
Felice Beato | |
Born | 1849 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | Unknown |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1870–1871 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | USS Colorado |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Charles Brown (1849–?) was a U.S. Marine who received the United States' highest honor for bravery, the Medal of Honor. He was born in New York City, and enlisted in the Marine Corps from Hong Kong in June 1870, aboard the warship USS Ashuelot. [1] His Medal of Honor was approved under General Order No. 169, dated 8 February 1872. [2]
There is no record of Brown having received his medal, as he deserted from the Marine Corps in Shanghai in October 1871, before the medal was approved. [1]
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: New York, N.Y. Enlisted at: Hong Kong, China. G.O. No.: 169, 8 February 1872.
Citation:
This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
United States Army Center of Military History.