b. 09/10/1847 County Cork, Ireland. d. 30/10/1904 New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 11/06/1871 Korea.
He was Irish-born, and received the Medal for saving the life of Boatswain’s Mate Alexander McKenzie while under enemy attack on the USS Colorado.
Coleman enlisted in the Marine Corps from Brooklyn in January 1870, and retired in August 1893.
MOH CITATION:
On board the U.S.S. Colorado in action at Korea on 11 June 1871. Fighting hand-to-hand with the enemy, Coleman succeeded in saving the life of Alexander McKenzie.
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
DIV 6, SECTION 2, LOT 24, GRAVE 6
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
