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Submitted: 8/10/16 • Approved: 8/10/16 • Last Updated: 8/13/16 • R1151686-G0-S3
FIRST LIEUTENANT US Army
Korea
April 21, 1926 - April 18, 1953
Killed in Action
Casualty Country:
Korea
First Lieutenant Whiddon was a member of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on April 18, 1953. First Lieutenant Whiddon was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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