caption serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
medal of honor recipient john pittman 1947 -- 1951 united states army 8 april 1995 carrollton , mississippi united states of america company division c , 23d infantry regiment , 2nd indianhead medal of honor purple hearts -lrb- 2 -rrb- place of burial korean war 15 october 1928 new county , mississippi hope church cemetery , black hawk , carroll sergeant john a pittman.jpg john a. pittman
 john albert pittman
john a. pittman

john albert pittman -lrb- october 15 , 1928 -- april 8 , 1995 -rrb- was a soldier in the united states army during the korean war .
he received the medal of honor for his actions on november 26 , 1950 .
he is buried in new hope church cemetery , black hawk , mississippi .
