CORPORAL
CHARLES BROWN, USMC (DECEASED)
Medal of Honor Citation
Original General Order
Born: 1849 in New York, New York
Enlisted: 27 June 1870 aboard U.S.S. Ashuelot in Hong Kong, China
Medal of Honor awarded: 8 February 1872*
Rank at time of award: Corporal
Separation from Service: Deserted 12 October 1871
Date of Death: Unknown
Burial: Unknown
* No evidence Medal of Honor was ever presented. Cpl Brown deserted before medal was approved.
Korean Campaign 1871 Medal of Honor