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Synopsis: Marine Corporal Duane Dewey receives the Medal of Honor from President Dwight D. Eisenhower and a grateful Nation for his heroic action during the Korean War when he threw himself upon an enemy grenade and resulting explosion to save his fellow soldiers in harms way...(read more)

  • Date: 1953
  • Duration: 00:00:31
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

President Dwight D Eisenhower Awards Marine Medal Of Honor

Marine Corporal Duane Dewey Receives The Medal Of Honor

Marine Corporal Duane Dewey of Michigan receives the Medal of Honor, the first to be awarded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Corporal Dewey earned the nation’s highest honor by shielding his buddies from a grenade blast with his own body in Korea.