Wesley Phelps-Rosine, KY
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 27.168 W 086° 44.484
16S E 522872 N 4145136
World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for action on Peleliu Island, Palau Group on October 4, 1944. He was killed in action. He is buried in Rosine Cemetery, Rosine, KY.
Waymark Code: WMX6NZ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2017
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He was born on June 12, 1923 in Neafus, KY and died on October 4, 1944 in Palau. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *PHELPS, WESLEY
• Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, during a savage hostile counterattack on the night of 4 October 1944. Stationed with another marine in an advanced position when a Japanese handgrenade landed in his foxhole Pfc. Phelps instantly shouted a warning to his comrade and rolled over on the deadly bomb, absorbing with his own body the full, shattering Impact of the exploding charge. Courageous and indomitable, Pfc. Phelps fearlessly gave his life that another might be spared serious injury, and his great valor and heroic devotion to duty in the face of certain death reflect the highest credit upon himself and the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
Armed Service: Marines
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