William Richard Charette (March 29, 1932 – March 18, 2012) was a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. Master Chief Charette served at the Naval Hospital in Charleston; SC; Fleet Marine Force, 1st Marine Division, Korea; USS Quillback (SS-424); USS Triton (SSN-586), Fleet Ballistic Missile Training Center, Charleston, SC; USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626); Naval Hospital, Orlando, FL; USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641); and at the Recruit Dispensary, Orlando, FL. He retired from the Navy on April 1, 1977.
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| - William Richard Charette (March 29, 1932 – March 18, 2012) was a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. Master Chief Charette served at the Naval Hospital in Charleston; SC; Fleet Marine Force, 1st Marine Division, Korea; USS Quillback (SS-424); USS Triton (SSN-586), Fleet Ballistic Missile Training Center, Charleston, SC; USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626); Naval Hospital, Orlando, FL; USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641); and at the Recruit Dispensary, Orlando, FL. He retired from the Navy on April 1, 1977.
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| - William Richard Charette (March 29, 1932 – March 18, 2012) was a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. Master Chief Charette served at the Naval Hospital in Charleston; SC; Fleet Marine Force, 1st Marine Division, Korea; USS Quillback (SS-424); USS Triton (SSN-586), Fleet Ballistic Missile Training Center, Charleston, SC; USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626); Naval Hospital, Orlando, FL; USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641); and at the Recruit Dispensary, Orlando, FL. He retired from the Navy on April 1, 1977.
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