Samuel Streit Coursen

Infantry

First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1949

Appointed From New Jersey

Born:  August 04, 1926 at Madison, NJ
Date/Place of MOH Action:  October 12, 1950 - Kaesong, Korea
Unit:  Company C, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation:  Presented To His Son At The Pentagon
     By General Omar N. Bradley on June 21, 1951
Date of Death:  October 12, 1950 (Killed In Action)
Buried At:  US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY

Richard Thomas Shea, Jr.

Infantry

First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1952

Appointed From Active Duty, US Army

Born:  January 03, 1927 at Portsmouth, VA
Date/Place of MOH Action:  July 07 & 08, 1953 - Pork Chop Hill, Sokkogae, Korea
Unit:  Company A, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Presentation:  Presented To His Widow At On the Parade Grounds, Fort Meyers, VA
     By Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens on May 16, 1955
Date of Death:  July 08, 1953 (Killed In Action)
Buried At:  Olive Branch Cemetery - Portsmouth, VA

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