Sweet, Herbert J.

Date of birth:: October 8th, 1919 (Hartford/Connecticut, United States)
Date of death:: June 18th, 1998 (Arlington/Virginia, United States)
Buried on:: Arlington National Cemetery
Nationality:: American

Biography

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Gunnery Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class Two)
Unit:: 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division "Fighting Third", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded on:: 1944

He was wounded in action during the landing on Guam in July 1944

Awarded four times.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Gunnery Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class Two)
Unit:: 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division "Fighting Third", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded for:: Operation Detachment

For heroic achievement while serving with 21st Marines at Iwo Jima during World War II. Without regard for his own safety, Gunnery Sergeant Sweet exposed himself to enemy fire in order to rescue his wounded company commander, two other Marines and a Corpsman."

w/ Combat V

Combat Action Ribbon

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Purple Heart

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:: First Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class One)
Unit:: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded on:: 1951

Wounded in action that October 1951.

Gold Star in lieu

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (NMCCOM)

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:: First Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class One)
Unit:: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded on:: 1951

w/ Valor device