What is James Dougherty (Medal of Honor)?
{{Infobox military person |name= James Dougherty |birth_date= {{Birth date|1839|11|16}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1897|11|25|1839|11|16}} |birth_place= Langhash, [[Ireland]] |death_place= [[Brooklyn, New York]] |placeofburial= [[Cypress Hills National Cemetery]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption=Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |branch=[[File:Seal of the United States Marine Corps.svg|25px]] [[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears= |rank= [[Private (rank)|Private]] |commands= |unit= {{USS|Carondelet|1861}} |battles= [[Korean Expedition]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]] |laterwork= }} '''James Dougherty''' (November 16, 1839 – November 25, 1897) was a [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] in the 1871 Korean Campaign. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for actions during the [[Korean Expedition]]. He was serving as a private aboard {{USS|Carondelet|1861}}. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 8, 1872. Private Dougherty was one of fifteen United States sailors and Marines who received the Medal of Honor for this little known American military action. He is buried in [[Cypress Hills National Cemetery]], Section 6, Grave 12374. ==Medal of Honor citation== '''Citation:''' <blockquote>On board the {{USS|Carondelet|1861}} in various actions of that vessel. Wounded several times, Dougherty invariably returned to duty, presenting an example of constancy and devotion to the flag.</blockquote> ==Related pages== *[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] ==References== :{{Marine Corps}} *{{Cite web |publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]] |title = Medal of Honor recipients |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = August 3, 2009 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/korean1871.html |accessdate = January 1, 2013 |archive-date = December 14, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025143/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/korean1871.html |url-status = dead }} *{{Find a Grave|1985