Raymond Harvey
| Raymond Harvey | |
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Medal of Honor recipient
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| Born |
March 1, 1920 Ford City, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 18, 1996 (aged 76) Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1962 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star (3) Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart (3) French Croix de Guerre with Palm South Korean Chungmu Medal (3rd Class of the Order of Military Merit) |
Raymond Harvey (March 1, 1920 – November 18, 1996) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who served during World War II and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 9, 1951.
Raymond Harvey was born in Ford City, Pennsylvania and grew up in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Through his mother, Harvey was one-half Chickasaw Indian. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 16, 1939. During World War II, he served in the 79th Infantry Division, landing in Normandy, France one week after the D-Day invasion and participating in the division's campaigns in northern France and Germany. Harvey was decorated for valor several times, earning the Distinguished Service Cross (second only to the Medal of Honor), two Silver Stars and two Purple Hearts.
After World War II ended, Harvey entered the Army's Organized Reserve, and returned to active duty in 1948. He was serving with the 7th Infantry Division in 1950 when the Korean War began, and landed with the division at Inchon, Korea in September 1950. Shortly after the landing, and before the Chinese counterattack in November 1950, Harvey took command of the division's Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment. Harvey was in command of the company the following March, when it led the attack of 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment on Hill 1232 near Taemi-Dong, where Harvey would earn the Medal of Honor. Wounded in the battle, Harvey was presented a third Silver Star while in the aid station, for bravery in the fall 1950 campaign after the Inchon landings. On July 5, 1951, Harvey was presented the Medal of Honor by President Harry S Truman at a White House ceremony.
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