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Duane E. Dewey

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1931–2021)

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  • Momentum24.1
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Lived 1931–2021, aged 90United States
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  • Era
    1931–2021
    Aged 90
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-12

Duane Edgar Dewey was an American combat Marine. He received the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions on April 16, 1952, during the Korean War. Although wounded by an enemy grenade, he smothered another exploding grenade with his own body to save the life of a corpsman and the other Marines around him.

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