Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Richard Charette (Korea) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/florida.asp.  Born in Michigan in 1932, William Richard Charette enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951, trained as a hospital corpsman, and went to Korea with the 1st Marine Division in 1953. A career sailor, Charette received the Medal of Honor for actions during a counterattack on "Vegas Hill" on March 27. He tended to the wounded, gave his battle vest to another soldier, and exposed himself to enemy fire to save others. In 1958, on board the U.S.S. Canberra, he selected the remains of an unknown World War II serviceman to be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Charette retired in 1977. The health center at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, is named for him. He died March 18, 2012.
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/library/research-guides/modern-biographical-files-ndl/modern-bios-c/charette-william-richard.html.
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Charette receives the Medal of Honor of President Dwight Eisenhower.

Charette receives the Medal of Honor from President Dwight Eisenhower.

Florida National Cemetery

This is the citation from HMCM Charette's MOH award.  

Can be found here as a link:  www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-r-charette


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