George Edward Wahlen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Edward Wahlen

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1924

Place of Birth: Ogden, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jun-2009

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About George Edward Wahlen

  • George E.
  • Wahlen (August 8, 1924 – June 5, 2009) was a United States Army major who served with the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman attached to a Marine Corps rifle company in World War II and was awarded the U.S.
  • military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
  • He was an Army officer in the Korea War and was wounded in the Vietnam War.

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