Hawkins, 1st Lt. William Deane

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William Deane Hawkins (April 18, 1914–November 21, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps offi­cer who was posthu­mously awarded the United States’ high­est mil­i­tary honor — the Medal of Honor — for heroic actions and sac­ri­fice of life dur­ing the World War II Bat­tle of Tarawa.

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