Korean War
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Rank | Seaman First Class U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | February 15 1951 |
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American Campaign Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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World War II Victory Medal
Seaman First Class Dauphinais was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Seaman First Class Dauphinais was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was assigned to the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christy, Texas. On February 15, 1951, he was giving a hitchhiker a ride from Poplar Bluffs, Missouri to Henderson, Texas, when he was shot and killed by the hitch hiker.