Baldomero Lopez

Military Person

1925 – 1950

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Who was Baldomero Lopez?

Baldomero Lopez was a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for smothering a hand grenade with his own body during the Inchon Landing on September 15, 1950.

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Born
Aug 23, 1925
Tampa
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Hillsborough High School
Lived in
  • Florida
Died
Sep 15, 1950
Incheon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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