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{{Heading1|title=सूबेदार और मानद कैप्टन | {{Heading1|title=सूबेदार और मानद कैप्टन करम सिंह, पीवीसी (बलिदानोपरांत)}}Subedar and Honorary Captain '''Karam Singh''', PVC, MM (15 September 1915 – 20 January 1993) was an Indian soldier and a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest award for gallantry. | ||
{{Template1|image=karam-singh-photo.jpg|name=Lance Naik | {{Template1|image=karam-singh-photo.jpg|name=Lance Naik Karam Singh|title1=HONY CAPTAIN {{!}} PVC (Posthumous)|title2=Punjab, Bharatvarsh|Service No=22356|Date of Birth=15 September 1915|Place of birth=Sehna, Barnala, Punjab, Bharatvarsh|Service=Indian Army|image2=Indian Army.png|Last Rank=Subedar {{!}} Honorary Captain|Unit=1st Battalion (1 Sikh)|Martyrdom=20 January 1993 (aged 77) {{!}} Sehna, Barnala, Punjab, India}} | ||
[[File:Param Vir Chakra.png|left|frameless|233x233px]] | [[File:Param Vir Chakra.png|left|frameless|233x233px]] | ||
Singh joined the army in 1941, and took part in the Burma Campaign of World War II, receiving the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of the Admin Box in 1944. He also fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and was awarded the PVC for his role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947. Singh later rose to the rank of subedar, and was conferred the rank of honorary captain before his retirement in September 1969. | Singh joined the army in 1941, and took part in the Burma Campaign of World War II, receiving the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of the Admin Box in 1944. He also fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and was awarded the PVC for his role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947. Singh later rose to the rank of subedar, and was conferred the rank of honorary captain before his retirement in September 1969. | ||
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