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
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on July 23, 2013
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