What is James F. Merton?
{{Infobox military person |name=James F. Merton |birth_date= 1843 |death_date= |birth_place=[[Cheshire]], [[England]] |death_place= Unknown |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png |image_size=125px |caption= Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |branch=[[File:Seal of the United States Department of the Navy.svg|25px]] [[United States Navy]] |serviceyears= |rank=[[Landman (rank)|Landsman]] |commands= |unit= {{USS|Colorado|1856|6}} |battles= [[Ganghwa Island]]<br/>[[Korean Expedition]] |awards=[[Medal of Honor]] |laterwork= }} '''James F. Merton''' (born 1843) was a [[United States Navy]] sailor. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for actions during the [[Korean Expedition]] in 1871. Landsman Merton was severely wounded during the seizure of the forts. ==Medal of Honor citation== Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Birth: England. G.O. No.: 180, October 10, 1872. '''Citation:''' <blockquote>Landsman and member of Company D during the capture of the Korean forts, 9 and 10 June 1871, Merton was severely wounded in the arm while trying to force his way into the fort.<ref name=ACMH>{{Cite web |accessdate=January 24, 2013 |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/korean1871.html |title=Korean Campaign 1871, Merton, James F. entry |work=Medal of Honor recipients |publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date=August 3, 2009 |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 }}</ref></blockquote> ==Related pages== *[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Cite web |accessdate=January 24, 2013 |url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/k_merton.html |title=Home of heroes}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merton, James F.}} [[Category:1843 births]] [[Category:Year of death unknown]] [[Category:United States N