Joe P. Martinez
Military Person
1920 – 1943
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Who was Joe P. Martinez?
Private Joseph Pantillion Martinez born in Taos, New Mexico, was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration —- for his actions on the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Private Joseph P. Martinez was the first Hispanic-American and first Coloradan to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II. His posthumous award was the first act for combat heroism on American soil since the Indian Wars.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1920
Taos - Also known as
- Joe Martinez
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 26, 1943
Aleutian Islands
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on July 23, 2013
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