Ysmael R. Villegas
Military Person
1924 – 1945
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Who was Ysmael R. Villegas?
Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas, was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions during World War II. On March 20, 1945, at age 20, Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas was killed in action during the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. Villegas single-handedly cleared five enemy foxholes that had his squad pinned down.
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- Born
- Mar 21, 1924
Riverside - Also known as
- Ysmael Villegas
- Ethnicity
- Mexican American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Mar 20, 1945
Luzon
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on July 23, 2013
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