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Richard G. Wilson
Private, U.S. Army

Born:   Aug 19, 1931 at Marion, IL
Entered Service:   Cape Girardeau, MO
Date/Place of Action:  Oct 21, 1950 - Opari, Korea
Unit:   Company I, 187th Airborne Infantry
Presentation:  Presented to his widow at the Pentagon
     by General Omar N. Bradley on Jun 21, 1951

Date of Death:   Oct 21, 1950 - (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Cape County Memorial Park - Cape Girardeau, MO

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Archie Van Winkle
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

Born:   Mar 17, 1925 at Juneau, AK
Entered Service:   Arlington, WA
Date/Place of Action:  Nov 02, 1950 - Sudong, Korea
Unit:  Company B, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Presentation:
  Presented at the White House
     by President Harry S Truman on Feb 06, 1951

Date Of Death:  May 20, 1986
Buried at: 
Cremated, Ashes Scattered at Sea

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Lee Hugh Phillips
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

Born:  Feb 03, 1930 at Stockbridge, GA
Entered Service:   Ben Hill, GA
Date/Place of Action:   Nov 04, 1950 - Korea
Unit:  Company E, 2d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division 
Date of Death:    Nov 27, 1950 - (Killed In Action) 
Buried at:  Marietta National Cemetery - Marietta, GA

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James Irsley Poynter
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

Born:   Dec 01, 1916 at Bloomington, IL
Entered Service:   Downey, CA
Date/Place of Action:  Nov 04, 1950 - Sudong, Korea
Unit:   Company A, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
PresentationPresened to his widow at the Pentagon
     by Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball on Sep 04, 1952

Date of Death:   Nov 04, 1950 - (Killed In Action)
Buried at:   Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA

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