Karam Singh
The first living recipient of the Param Vir Chakra · India · On the map · Lived 1915 to 1993 · aged 77
Subedar and Honorary Captain Karam Singh,, was an Indian soldier and a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest award for gallantry.
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Singh joined the army in 1941, and took part in the Burma Campaign of World War II, receiving the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of the Admin Box in 1944. He also fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and was awarded the PVC for his role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947. Singh later rose to the rank of subedar, and was conferred the rank of honorary captain before his retirement in September 1969.