William Richard Charette was a former United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. The medal was awarded to him for his actions on March 27, 1953 during the Korean War. Master Chief Charette served at the Naval Hospital in Charleston; SC; Fleet Marine Force, 1st Marine Division, Korea; USS Quillback ; USS Triton, Fleet Ballistic Missile Training Center, Charleston, SC; USS Daniel Webster ; Naval Hospital, Orlando, FL; USS Simon Bolivar ; and at the Recruit Dispensary, Orlando, FL. He retired from the Navy on April 1, 1977. 

March 29th, 1932 in Ludington  /  Died:   Mar 18th, 2012