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994:(Library of Congress Card No. 77-604776 / PCN 19000309000. History and Museum Division, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. 1984 (Appendix D, Medal of Honor Citations, 1967, P. 310, Sergeant Walter K. Singleton)
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