caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date alt rank image article_title name
william honor recipient e. shuck , jr. , posthumous medal of 1944-1946 -lrb- naval reserve -rrb- 1947-1952 -lrb- usmc -rrb- united states marine corps kia in korea 3 july 1952 cumberland , maryland united states of america 3rd battalion , 7th marines medal of honor purple heart place of burial korean war 16 august 1926 a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star staff sergeant 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px william e. shuck , jr. .
 william edward shuck , jr.
william e. shuck , jr. .

william edward shuck , jr. -lrb- august 16 , 1926 -- july 3 , 1952 -rrb- was a united states marine who posthumously received the medal of honor for his heroic actions during the korean war on july 3 , 1952 .
shuck was born in cumberland , maryland on august 16 , 1926 and grew up in ridgeley , west virginia .
he was a 1944 graduate of ridgeley high school and was a member of the naval reserve from 1944 to 1946 .
on november 14 , 1947 , he enlisted in the u.s. marine corps .
during the korean war , shuck was a machine gun squad leader in the 7th marines , 1st marine division .
on july 3 , 1952 , during an assault against an enemy position , shuck was killed by sniper fire while helping to evacuate casualties .
for his heroic actions on that day , he was posthumously awarded the medal of honor .
