The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Landsman William F. Lukes, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, attached to the U.S.S. Colorado, during the capture of the Korean forts, 9 and 10 June 1871. Fighting the enemy inside the fort, Landsman Lukes received a severe cut over the head.