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Private 1st Class Desmond R. Wilkerson

Distinguished Service Cross, 1951

Private 1st Class Desmond R. Wilkerson, a medic, volunteered to go on a mission in bad weather to rescue a downed Navy flier. At the scene, Wilkerson left the helicopter to help the pilot on board but was later killed when the helicopter crashed in poor visibility.

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