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| rdfs:comment | - Staff Sergeant William Gordon Windrich (May 14, 1921 – December 2, 1950) was a United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for outstanding heroism as a platoon sergeant during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest award for valor in combat, was presented to his widow by Secretary of the Navy Daniel A. Kimball during ceremonies on February 8, 1952 in Washington, D.C.
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| death place | - KIA near Yudam-ni, North Korea
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| Caption | - William G. Windrich, Medal of Honor recipient
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| Ribbon | - Combat Action Ribbon.svg
- Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
- National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- Purple Heart BAR.svg
- American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
- China Service Medal ribbon.svg
- KSMRib.svg
- Korean War Service Medal ribbon.png
- Presidential Unit Citation .svg
- US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
- World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
- American Defense Service ribbon.svg
- Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon.svg
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| Battles | - World War II
- Korean War
- *Battle of Tarawa
- *Battle of Chosin Reservoir
- *Second Battle of Seoul
- *Battle of Inchon
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| abstract | - Staff Sergeant William Gordon Windrich (May 14, 1921 – December 2, 1950) was a United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for outstanding heroism as a platoon sergeant during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Staff Sergeant Windrich was killed in action the early morning of December 2, 1950 near Yudam-ni, North Korea, during a savage night battle with Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) on Hill 1520. He had refused to be evacuated after being wounded twice, once when a grenade fragment ripped through his helmet. Later felled by gunshot wounds in the legs, he directed his men in setting up defensive positions and shouted words of encouragement until he succumbed to his wounds and the bitter cold. He was carried down from the hill and was buried. Now buried at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, VA. The Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest award for valor in combat, was presented to his widow by Secretary of the Navy Daniel A. Kimball during ceremonies on February 8, 1952 in Washington, D.C.
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