Richard David De Wert was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during the Korean War while serving with a Marine Corps rifle company. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on April 5, 1951, in South Korea.
Richard D. De Wert, Medal of Honor recipient
A hospital corpsman (HM) or corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the United States Navy, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine Corps unit. The corresponding rating within the United States Coast Guard is health services technician (HS).
Rating insignia
A corpsman aboard an aircraft carrier in 1999
Hospital steward's service coat, U.S. Army Hospital Corps, 1898
A hospital corpsman draws blood from a patient as part of his duties as an independent duty corpsman