Navy to name destroyer after corpsman, one of five enlisted Korean War Medal of Honor recipients
By: The Associated Press  
LUDINGTON, Mich. — The U.S. Navy is naming a guided-missile destroyer after a Michigan man who served as a hospital corpsman and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War.
The Navy announced Monday a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named in honor of Hospital Corpsman Master Chief William Charette, MLive.com reported.
The Ludington native joined the Navy in 1951 and served in the Korean War, the Ludington Daily News reported. In 1953, Charette shielded a wounded Marine from a grenade in North Korea. The blast knocked Charette unconscious, but he continued to tend to the wounded after he came to.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/03/24/navy-to-name-destroyer-after-corpsman-one-of-five-enlisted-korean-war-medal-of-honor-recipients/
