Whitt L. Moreland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1930
Place of Birth: Waco, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 29-May-1951
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Whitt L. Moreland
- Private First Class Whitt Lloyd Moreland (March 7, 1930 – May 29, 1951) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of fellow Marines by smothering a hand grenade with his body during the UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive of the Korean War.
- For this action on May 29, 1951 at Kwagch’i-Dong, PFC Moreland was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor.
- He was the 17th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.
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