Benito Martinez

Military Person

1932 – 1952

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Who was Benito Martinez?

Corporal Benito Martinez was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration — for his actions on the near Satae-ri in Korea during the Korean War. Martinez was mortally wounded while solely defending his outpost. His actions enabled his company to take back the terrain which they had lost.

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Born
Apr 21, 1932
Fort Hancock
Ethnicity
  • Mexican American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Sep 6, 1952
Korea

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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