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Participating in a fierce encounter with a well-entrenched enemy force occupying positions on a vital outpost far in advance of the main line of resistance, Navy Corpsman Charette repeatedly and unhesitatingly moved about through a murderous barrage of hostile fire to render assistance to his wounded comrades. When an enemy grenade landed within a few feet of a marine he was attending, he immediately threw himself upon the stricken man and absorbed the entire concussion of the missile with his body. Sustaining painful facial wounds, and undergoing shock from the intensity of the blast which ripped the helmet and medical aid kit from his person, Corpsman Charette improvised emergency bandages by tearing off part of his clothing and continued to administer aid to the wounded in his own unit and to those in adjacent platoon areas. Seeing a wounded comrade whose armored vest had been torn from his body by an explosion, he selflessly removed his own battle vest and placed it upon the helpless man. Moving to another casualty who was suffering excruciating pain from a serious leg wound, he stood upright and exposed himself to a deadly hail of enemy fire in order to lend more effective aid to the victim while being removed to a position of safety. |
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Corpsman William Charette was designated the Korean War veteran to select from the remains of three unidentified combat casualties, the Unknown Soldier of the Korean War. |
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