Cornelius H. Charlton
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 73 years ago |
Date of birth | July 24,1929 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Eastgulf |
West Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 2,1951 |
Died | South Korea |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Battles and wars | Korean War |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Army Medal of Honor | |
Unit | 24th Infantry Regiment |
25th Infantry Division | |
Education | James Monroe High School |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1449496 |
Cornelius H. Charlton Life story
Cornelius H. Charlton was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. Sergeant Charlton posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Chipo-ri, South Korea on June 2, 1951. Born to a coal mining family in West Virginia, Charlton enlisted in the Army out of high school in 1946.