Samuel F. Rogers Military person

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.Rogers was born in Rawdon, Quebec in 1834 (his citation erroneously gives a different birth place & 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.

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Birth place	Buffalo New York
Date of death	November 01, 1905
Place of death	Cook County Illinois
Resting place	Chicago , German Waldheim Cemetery , Forest Park Illinois

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award	Medal of Honor
military operations	American Civil War United States expedition to Korea
military branch	United States Navy
service start	1856
service end	1883