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2. List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia

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   Served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam War; In addition to the Medal of Honor he received five purple hearts. Richard G. Wilson † Army: Private First Class: Opari, Korea: October 21, 1950: Co. 1, Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Sacrificed his life to aid a fellow soldier shielding them from enemy fire with his own body

3. Purple Heart - Wikipedia

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   During World War II, members of this service who met the Purple Heart criteria received a Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal instead. The most recent Purple Hearts presented to non-military personnel occurred after the terrorist attacks at Khobar Towers , Saudi Arabia, in 1996—for their injuries, about 40 U.S. civil service employees received ...

4. List of military awards and decorations of World War II

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   Medal Wojska (Army Medal for War 1939–45) Medal Lotniczy (Air Force Medal for War 1939–45) Medal Morski (Navy Medal for War 1939–45) Medal Morski Polskiej Marynarki Handlowej (Merchant Marine Medal for War 1939–45) Krzyż Kampanii Wrześniowej 1939 (Cross of September Campaign 1939) Krzyż Pamiątkowy Monte Cassino (Monte Cassino ...

5. William R. Charette - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart Medal William Richard Charette (March 29, 1932 – March 18, 2012) was a United States Navy master chief hospital corpsman who received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor .

6. William E. Barber - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart Medal (2) William Earl Barber (November 30, 1919 – April 19, 2002) was a United States Marine Corps colonel . He fought on Iwo Jima during World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War .

7. Albert L. Ireland - Wikipedia

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   Albert Luke Ireland (February 25, 1918 – November 16, 1997) was a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant. Serving in both World War II and the Korean War, Ireland earned the Purple Heart medal nine times for wounds in combat, the most of any U.S. Marine in history.

8. WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 ...

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   The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly ...

9. John D. Kelly (Korean War soldier) - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart Combat Action Ribbon John Doran Kelly (July 8, 1928 – May 28, 1952) was a United States Marine Corps private first class who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty on May 28, 1952, against Chinese forces in Korea during the Korean War .