Frederick H. Franklin - Portsmouth, NH
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N 43° 03.942 W 070° 45.401
19T E 356966 N 4769608
Quarter master Frederick H. Franklin U.S. Navy USS Colorado 1840-1873. On June 11, 1871 assumed command of Company D, after Lt. McKee was wounded; Franklin handled the company with great credit until relieved.
His resting place is in Portsmouth, NH
Waymark Code: WM2Q8K
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2007
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OLD SOUTH CEMETERY - PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Frederick H. Franklin
Medal of Honor
US Navy
USS Colorado
1840
1873
After seeing gallant service in the U.S. Civil War, the USS Colorado was the flagship of a 5 ship US Asiatic Squadron, that saw action in Korea, in June 1871, in an incident known as the Sinmiyangyo. The United States had emerged from the civil war and its imperial foreign policy at the time was to rival the European powers (France, Russia and Britain) in their efforts to establish trade and spheres of influence, in China, Japan and Korea.
Armed Service: Navy
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