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EMIL JOSEPH KAPAUN

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For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during combat operations against an armed enemy at Unsan, Korea, from November 1-2, 1950. On November 1, as Chinese Comm...

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William Charette Passes Away

William R. Charette, Hospital Corpsman Third Class in the U.S. Navy, passed away on Sunday, March 18th.  He was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against enemy aggressor forces during the early morning hours.