Background
He was born in a Punjabi Sikh family. Sergeant Uday Singh was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on April 23, 1982. He was born to a distinguished military family.
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In Chandigarh, he enrolled in Saint Stephen"s School, Chandigarh. In 1995, Singh"s parents and sister also moved to Chandigarh. Singh, completing school in Chandigarh in June 2000, left for the United States. with his father and sister.
Career
His death in Iraq was widely reported in the Indian and American media. Education Singh enlisted in the United States. Army on 28 August 2000 and following completion of initial training at Fort Knox was assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, based at Fort Riley, Kansas. Singh"s unit was deployed to Iraq in September 2003.
On, December 1, 2003, Singh was serving as the gunner in the lead Humvee of his platoon while on reconnaissance mission in Habbaniyah.
The platoon took fire and Singh returned fire, pinning the insurgents down until reinforcements arrived. Sergeant Singh was shot in the head during the engagement and died while en route to the hospital.
The mission led to the capture of a number of insurgents and large cache of weapons. Illinois General Assembly also paid homage to him by passing a Senate resolution.
Achievements
Awards
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Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.