Editing James Garner (section)

===Military service===
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Garner enlisted in the [[California Army National Guard]], serving his first 7 months in [[California]]. He was deployed to [[Korea]] during the [[Korean War]], and spent 14 months as a rifleman in the [[5th RCT|5th Regimental Combat Team]], then part of the 24th Infantry Division. He was wounded twice: in the face and hand by [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]] from a [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] round, and in the buttocks by [[friendly fire]] from U.S. fighter jets as he dove into a foxhole. Garner would later joke that "there was a lot of room involving my rear end. How could they miss?"<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/01/24/The-US-government-has-finally-given-actor-James-Garner/8102412232400/ |title=The U.S. government has finally given actor James Garner... |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=24 January 1983 |website=UPI |access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref>

Garner received the [[Purple heart winners|Purple Heart]] in Korea for his initial wounding. He also qualified for a second Purple Heart (for which he was eligible, since he was hit by friendly fire which "was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment"),<ref>{{cite news |last=Keeran |first=Joshua |date=24 December 2020 |title=Who is eligible to receive Purple Heart medal? |url=https://www.delgazette.com/2020/12/24/who-is-eligible-to-receive-purple-heart-medal/ |work=The Delaware Gazette |access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref> but did not actually receive it until 1983, 32 years after the event.<ref name=CunneffT-People/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=25 January 1983 |title=Actor James Garner Receives Purple Heart 32 Years Late |work=The Oklahoman}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=25 January 1983 |title=Garner Has a Heart...30 Years Late |work=Philadelphia Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=12 May 1995 |title=Jim Garner Gets Behind a Cause |work=Philadelphia Daily News}}</ref> This was apparently the result of an error which was not rectified until Garner appeared on [[Good Morning America]] in November 1982, with presenter [[David Hartman (TV personality)|David Hartman]] making inquiries "after he learned of the case on his television show".<ref name="UPI"/> At the ceremony where he received his second Purple Heart, Garner understated: "After 32 years, it's better to receive this now than posthumously".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/military/2014/07/21/james-garner-korean-war-purple-heart-army-marines |title=James Garner Served In Korean War, Awarded Purple Heart Twice  |last=Roth |first=Beth Ford |date=21 July 2014 |website=KPBS |access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref> Reflecting on his military service, Garner recalled: "Do I have fond memories? I guess if you get together with some buddies it's fond. But it really wasn't. It was cold and hard. I was one of the lucky ones."

====Awards====
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="12"|[[File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg|200px]]
|-
|colspan="12"|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=MM Combat bar.JPG|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=USA Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal ribbon.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Merchant Marine Victory ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|colspan="12"|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean Presidential Unit Citation.png|width=106}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="12"|[[Combat Infantry Badge]]
|-
|colspan="12"|[[Purple Heart Medal|Purple Heart]]
|-
| colspan="4"|[[National Defense Service Medal|National Defense<br />Service Medal]]
| colspan="4"|[[Korean Service Medal|Korean War<br />Service Medal]]
| colspan="4"|[[Merchant Marine Combat Bar|Merchant Marine<br />Combat Medal]]
|-
| colspan="4"|[[Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal|Merchant Marine<br />Atlantic War Zone Medal]]
| colspan="4"|[[Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal|Merchant Marine<br />World War II Victory Medal]]
| colspan="4"|[[United Nations Service Medal for Korea|United Nations<br />Service Medal for Korea]]
|-
| colspan=6|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|United States Army<br />Presidential Unit Citation]]
| colspan="6"|[[Presidential Unit Citation (South Korea)|Republic of Korea<br />Presidential Unit Citation]]
|}