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USS DE WERT (FFG 45) STANDING NAVAL FORCES ATLANTIC DEPLOYMENT 2002
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Hospitalman Richard De Wert, USNR (1931-1951) Richard De Wert was bom on 17 November 1931 in Taunton, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1948. Following boot camp and Hospital Corps training at Great Lakes, Illinois, he was assigned to the Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, Virginia, July 1950, he joined Force and soon sailed take part in the Korean Landing with Division at Inchon in Hospitalman De Wert operations to liberate During the rest of in the landings at Reservoir Campaign Evacuation. In 1951 served with the cleared North Korean areas of South Korea drive the enemy eighth Parallel. On 5 with the 2nd Battahon, during 1949-50. In the Reet Marine for the Far East to War. the First Marine September 1950, participated in the city of Seoul. 1950, he was involved Wonsan, the Chosin and Uie Hungnam Hospitalman De Wert Marines as they guerrillas from rural and as they helped beyond the Thirty- April 1951, while 7th Marines during an attack on Chinese Communist forces, De Wert persistently, and in spite of his own wounds, moved through fire-swept ground to aid fallen Marines. He was killed in action while administering first aid to an injured comrade. For his great heroism on this occasion, Hospitalman Richard De Wert was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. USS DE WERT (FFG 45) was named in honor of Hospitalman De Wert.
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