Eugene A. Obregon
Military Person
1930 – 1950
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Who was Eugene A. Obregon?
Eugene Arnold Obregon was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor — the Medal of Honor — for sacrificing his life to save that of a wounded comrade during the Second Battle of Seoul. On September 26, 1950, Private First Class Obregon was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine.
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- Born
- Nov 12, 1930
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Eugene Arnold Obregon
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Sep 26, 1950
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on July 23, 2013
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