Whitt L. Moreland
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 21 years 83 days (254 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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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