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It was here, in the Korean War, that he first built his reputation as a fighter, and was rapidly promoted to become one of the youngest master sergeants in the Army, and one of the most decorated. Herbert was selected by General Matthew Ridgway in 1951 to represent the American soldier in Korea and returned to the U.S., going to the White House ...
Served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam War; In addition to the Medal of Honor he received five purple hearts. Richard G. Wilson † Army: Private First Class: Opari, Korea: October 21, 1950: Co. 1, Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Sacrificed his life to aid a fellow soldier shielding them from enemy fire with his own body
Sergeant First Class Modesto Cartagena de Jesús (July 21, 1921 – March 2, 2010) was a member of the United States Army who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment, a military regiment consisting of Puerto Rican enlisted soldiers and officers from the continental United States also known as "The Borinqueneers," during World War II and the Korean War, becoming the most decorated Hispanic soldier ...
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, [4] and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history.
Sergeant Modesto Cartagena, the most decorated Hispanic U.S. soldier in the Korean War On 6 February 1959, the regiment was deactivated from the Regular Army but the Puerto Rican Army National Guard soon adopted "65" as the identifying number for their existing 296th Regimental Combat Team at Losey Field, mainly composed of reserve component ...
The statues, sculpted by Jay Warren, depict soldiers of the Korean War and honor those who served in the conflict that started over 74 years ago. One of the sculptures, which weighs nearly 500-600 ...
Ernest Richard Kouma (November 23, 1919 – December 19, 1993) was a soldier in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War.He rose to the rank of master sergeant and received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 31 and September 1, 1950, during the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge in South Korea.
Sergeant First Class Agustín Ramos Calero [note 1] (June 2, 1919 – February 10, 1989) was awarded 22 decorations and medals from the U.S. Army for his actions during World War II and the Korean War, thus becoming the most decorated Puerto Rican and Hispanic soldier in the United States military during that war.