Lieutenant Hugh Wilson McKee (USN) | Born April 23, 1844, Lexington, Kentucky Graduated 1866, United States Naval Academy Served aboard the USS Michigan, USS Franklin, USS Canandaigua, USS Colorado Killed in Action, June 11, 1871, Kanghwa Island, Korea (died aboard the USS Monocacy) Buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky |
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Seth Allen (Landsman, USN) | Born 1853, Farmington, Maine Physical Description: gray eyes, dark brown hair, fluid complexion, 5'9-1/2" Civilian Occupation: Farmer Enlisted in the Navy January 12, 1870 aboard the "Vandalia" Served aboard the USS Vermont and USS Colorado Killed in Action, June 11, 1871, Kanghwa Island, Korea Buried on Boisee (Jakyak) Island, Korea |
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Denis Hanrahan (Private, USMC) | Born 1848, Kilkenny, Ireland Physical Description: gray eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5'10-1/2" Enlisted in the Marine Corps August 17, 1869 for four years Unmarried Killed in Action, June 11, 1871, Kanghwa Island, Korea Buried on Boisee (Jakyak) Island, Korea |
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Korean Dead | In memory and honor of General Uh Je-yeon (1823-1871) and the hundreds of Korean troops who followed and died with him on June 11, 1871. |
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