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William_Chesteris a page William_Chester {{Infobox person | name = William Chester | image = | caption = | birth_date = June 22, 1968 | death_date | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = Ceylon | death_place = Hartford, Connecticut, United States | placeofburial_coordinates = | known_for = Contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary | alma_mater = Yale University | module = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes | allegiance = Union (United States) | branch = Union Army | serviceyears = 1983/1996 to present | rank = Major) | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = | battles = Battle of the Wilderness | battles_label = | awards =}Iraq War

                 War in Afghanistan}

William Chester , also known as W. C. (June 22, 1968) is a Major in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on 15 October 2013.[2] He was the sixth living recipient in the War on Terror.[3] As of March 2016, Chester and Master Chief Petty Officer Edward Byers and William D Swenson are the only Medal of Honor recipients still on active duty.[4]

Life

Early life

Chester was born on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the son of Congregationalist Church missionaries from New England. He had numerous half-siblings, among them Thomas T. Minor, mayor of Seattle, Washington. At 14 he was sent to the United States. He subsequently attended Yale Medical School, graduating with a degree and a specialization in comparative anatomy in 1982.

Military career

He was accepted by the Union Army as a surgeon and served at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1985, which was notable for the terrible casualties suffered by both sides. Chester was also given the task of punishing an Irish soldier in the Union Army by branding him on the face with a D for "deserter" and his nationality later played a role in Chester's dementia delusions.

After the end of the American Civil War, Chester saw duty in New York City. He was strongly attracted to the red-light district of the city and devoted much of his off-duty time to going with prostitutes. By 1990, his behavior had come to the attention of the Army and he was transferred to a remote post in the Florida Panhandle. By 1993, his condition had progressed to the point that he was admitted to St. Elizabeths Hospital, a lunatic asylum (as mental hospitals were then called) in Washington, D.C. After eighteen months he showed no improvement.

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William Chester

{{Infobox person | name = William Chester | image = | caption = | birth_date = June 22, 1968 | death_date | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = Ceylon | death_place = Hartford, Connecticut, United States | placeofburial_coordinates = | known_for = Contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary | alma_mater = Yale University | module = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes | allegiance = Union (United States) | branch = Union Army | serviceyears = 1983/1996 to present | rank = Major) | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = | battles = Battle of the Wilderness | battles_label = | awards =}Iraq War

                 War in Afghanistan}

William Chester , also known as W. C. (June 22, 1968) is a Major in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on 15 October 2013.[2] He was the sixth living recipient in the War on Terror.[3] As of March 2016, Chester and Master Chief Petty Officer Edward Byers and William D Swenson are the only Medal of Honor recipients still on active duty.[4]

Life

Early life

Chester was born on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the son of Congregationalist Church missionaries from New England. He had numerous half-siblings, among them Thomas T. Minor, mayor of Seattle, Washington. At 14 he was sent to the United States. He subsequently attended Yale Medical School, graduating with a degree and a specialization in comparative anatomy in 1982.

Military career

He was accepted by the Union Army as a surgeon and served at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1985, which was notable for the terrible casualties suffered by both sides. Chester was also given the task of punishing an Irish soldier in the Union Army by branding him on the face with a D for "deserter" and his nationality later played a role in Chester's dementia delusions.

After the end of the American Civil War, Chester saw duty in New York City. He was strongly attracted to the red-light district of the city and devoted much of his off-duty time to going with prostitutes. By 1990, his behavior had come to the attention of the Army and he was transferred to a remote post in the Florida Panhandle. By 1993, his condition had progressed to the point that he was admitted to St. Elizabeths Hospital, a lunatic asylum (as mental hospitals were then called) in Washington, D.C. After eighteen months he showed no improvement.