Quartermaster Samuel F. Rogers was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 11, 1871 in Korean Forts, Korea during the 1871 Korean expedition. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Colorado. Rogers was about 26 years old.
11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Rogers was born in 1845 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York. Rogers died on November 1, 1905 in Forest Park, Illinois, at the age of about 60. He is buried at Forest Homes Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
Rogers is one of 15 Medal of Honor recipients from the 1871 Korean expedition and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor 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.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Fighting courageously at the side of Lt. McKee during this action, Rogers was wounded by the enemy.
- Age at death: about 60
- Resting place: Forest Homes Cemetery
Timeline
- 1845Born in Buffalo, Erie County, New York
- June 11, 1871Act of valor — Korean Forts, KoreaAge about 26. U.S.S. Colorado
- November 1, 1905Died in Forest Park, IllinoisAge about 60.
- Resting placeForest Homes CemeteryForest Park, Illinois
