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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 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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rdfs:comment	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 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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serviceyears	1948(xsd:integer)
Birth Date	1930-03-07(xsd:date)
Branch	United States Marine Corps
death place	Killed in action in Korea
Name	Whitt Lloyd Moreland
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Caption	Whitt L. Moreland, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
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Ribbon	Medal of Honor ribbon.svg Purple Heart BAR.svg KSMRib.svg United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
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Birth Place	Waco, Texas
Awards	Korean Service Medal Medal of Honor Purple Heart
death date	1951-05-29(xsd:date)
Rank	Private First Class
Allegiance	United States of America
Battles	Korean War
Alt	A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial	Whittington Cemetery Mount Ida, Arkansas
abstract	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 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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