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Private First Class Whitt Lloyd Moreland (March 7, 1930 – May 29, 1951) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of fellow Marines by smothering a hand grenade with his body during the Korean War. For this action on May 29, 1951 at Kwagch’i-Dong, PFC Moreland was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor. He was the 17th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.

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  • Whitt L. Moreland
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  • Private First Class Whitt Lloyd Moreland (March 7, 1930 – May 29, 1951) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of fellow Marines by smothering a hand grenade with his body during the Korean War. For this action on May 29, 1951 at Kwagch’i-Dong, PFC Moreland was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor. He was the 17th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.
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  • 1948(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1930-03-07(xsd:date)
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death place
  • Killed in action in Korea
Name
  • Whitt Lloyd Moreland
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  • award-star
  • service-star
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  • Whitt L. Moreland, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
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  • 106(xsd:integer)
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  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • KSMRib.svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Waco, Texas
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death date
  • 1951-05-29(xsd:date)
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  • United States of America
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  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial
  • Whittington Cemetery Mount Ida, Arkansas
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  • Private First Class Whitt Lloyd Moreland (March 7, 1930 – May 29, 1951) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of fellow Marines by smothering a hand grenade with his body during the Korean War. For this action on May 29, 1951 at Kwagch’i-Dong, PFC Moreland was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor. He was the 17th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.
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