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Richard David De Wert
Richard D. De Wert, Medal of Honor recipient
Born(1931-11-17)November 17, 1931
Taunton, Massachusetts
DiedApril 5, 1951(1951-04-05) (aged 19)
Korea
Buried
Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchRichard De Wert United States Navy
Years of service1948–1951
RankHospitalman third class
Unit2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
Battles/warsKorean War
  • Battle of Inchon
  • UN September 1950 counteroffensive
    • Second Battle of Seoul
  • UN offensive into North Korea
    • Battle of Wonsan
  • Second Phase Offensive
    • Battle of Chosin Reservoir
  • Hungnam evacuation
  • Pohang Operation
  • Operation Rugged  (DOW)
AwardsMedal of Honor
Purple Heart

Richard David De Wert (November 17, 1931 – April 5, 1951) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during the Korean War while serving with a Marine Corps rifle company. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on April 5, 1951, in South Korea.

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