Richard De Wert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1931
Place of Birth: Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 05-Apr-1951
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Richard De Wert
- Richard David De Wert (November 17, 1931 – April 5, 1951) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during the Korean War while serving with a Marine Corps rifle company.
- He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on April 5, 1951, in South Korea.
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