Michael Owens (Medal of Honor)

Michael Owens
Medal of Honor recipient
Born	February 6, 1853(1853-02-06) New York City, New York
Died	December 6, 1890(1890-12-06) (aged 37) Los Angeles, California
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Rank	Private
Unit	USS Colorado
Battles/wars	Korean Expedition
Awards	Medal of Honor

Michael Owens (February 6, 1853–December 8, 1890) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition of 1871.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: February 6, 1853, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 169, February 8, 1872.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Colorado during the capture of Korean forts, 11 June 1871. Fighting courageously in hand-tohand combat, Owens was badly wounded by the enemy during this action.^[1]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients

	Biography portal
	United States Marine Corps portal

Notes

1. ^ "Owens, Michael", CMH.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

• "Owens, Michael". Medal of Honor recipients — Korean Campaign 1871. United States Army Center of Military History (CMH). http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/korean1871.html. Retrieved 2007-10-21. 

External links

• "Medal of Honor recipients: Korean Expedition - 1871" (MS Word). Home of Heroes. http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/publisher/W_Korea1871.doc. Retrieved 2006-12-15. 

Persondata
Name	Owens, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	February 6, 1853
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death	December 8, 1890
Place of death	Los Angeles, California