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Wahlen, Navy MoH recipient for Iwo Jima, dies
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jun 10, 2009 5:47:04 EDT
Posted : Wednesday Jun 10, 2009 5:47:04 EDT
ROY, Utah — George E. Wahlen, a Medal of Honor recipient wounded during the battle of Iwo Jima, has died at 84.
Wahlen’s family said the former sailor died Friday of lung cancer in Salt Lake City at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center that was named for him in 2004.
Wahlen, an Ogden native who lived in nearby Roy, was a World War II corpsman hit by enemy fire three times over a week in 1945 while advancing forward of front lines to aid wounded Marines.
Wahlen, a pharmacist’s mate second class, stayed in battle even after his third wounding, according to his citation awarded by President Harry S. Truman.
In separate statements offering their condolences, Gov. Jon Huntsman called Wahlen a humble hero and Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, called the veteran a true-blue hero.
View George Edward Wahlen’s page on our Hall of Valor
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