Richard K. Sorenson
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Richard K. Sorenson
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Richard Keith Sorenson was a United States Marine who, as a private, received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism during the Marine landing on Kwajalein Atoll on the night of February 1–2, 1944. He threw himself on a Japanese grenade that was part of US munitions captured during the Battle of Bataan, to save the lives of five fellow Marines. Although fragments of the grenade ripped through his thighs, hips, right arm and right leg, he survived the action. Of the 27 Marines who
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_K._Sorenson
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2006-06-03T05:09:31Z
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2024-08-31T11:49:00Z
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