Second Lieutenant George Henry Ramer (March 27, 1927 – September 12, 1951) was a United States Marine Corps officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor – the United States' highest military decoration for heroism – for his actions in Korea on September 12, 1951, when he sacrificed his life during a fearless attack on an enemy position during the Battle of the Punchbowl. He was the 27th Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War.
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27 March 1927 Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
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Died |
12 September 1951 (aged 24) Punchbowl, Korea
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Zodiac | Aries |
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