Hispanic Medal Of Honor Recipients

Name	Date/Place of Birth	Date Of Action	Military Unit	Presentation	Date of Death
	Entered Service At:	Place of Action			Place of Burial
Corporal Joseph H. Decastro U.S. Army	Nov 14, 1844 Boston, MA	Jul 03, 1863 Gettysburg, PA	Company I 19th Massachusetts Infantry	Dec 01, 1864	May 08, 1892 Fairmount Cemetery Newark, NJ
	Boston, MA
Seaman John Ortega U.S. Navy	1840 Spain	Date Not Given off the Coast of GA	USS "Saratoga"	Dec 31, 1864	Unknown
	Pennsylvania
Ordinary Seaman Philip Bazar U.S. Navy	Chile	Jan 15, 1865 Fort Fisher, NC	USS "Santiago de Cuba"	Jun 22, 1865	Unknown
	New Bedford, MA
Private France Silva U.S. Marine Corps	May 08, 1876 Hayward, CA	Jun 28 - Aug 17, 1900 Peking, China	USS "Newark"	Jul 19, 1901	Apr 10, 1951 Sunset Hill Cemetery Corning, CA
	San Francisco, CA
Private David B. Barkeley aka: David Bennes Barkley U.S. Army	Mar 31, 1899 Laredo, TX	Nov 09, 1918 Pouilly, France	Co A, 356th Infantry 89th Division	1919 Presented to his mother at her home in San Antonio, TX	Nov 09, 1918 San Antonio National San Antonio , TX
	San Antonio, TX
Private Joseph Pantillion Martinez U.S. Army	Jul 27, 1920 Taos, NM	May 26, 1943 Attu Island, Aleutian Islands Alaska	Co K, 32d Infantry 7th Infantry Division	Nov 11, 1943 Presented to his family at Ault, CO by BGen Frank Culin, Jr.	May 26, 1943 Ault Cemetery Ault, CO
	Ault, CO
Staff Sergeant Rudolph B. Davila U.S. Army		May 28, 1944 Artena, Italy	Co H, 7th Infantry	June 21, 2000 Presented at the White House by President William Clinton	Jan 26, 2002

Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams U.S. Army	Oct 26, 1922 Port Arthur, TX	Oct 28, 1944 St. Die, France	Co I, 3d Bn, 30th Infantry 3rd Infantry Division	Apr 23, 1945 Presented at Zepman Stadium, Nuremberg, Germany by LtGen Alexander M. Patch, III	Living
	Port Arthur, TX
Staff Sergeant Macario Garcia U.S. Army	Jan 02, 1920 Villa De Castano, Mexico	Nov 27, 1944 Grosshau, Germany	Co B, 22nd Infantry 4th Infantry Division	Aug 23, 1945 Presented at the White House by President Harry S Truman	Dec 24, 1972 Houston National Houston, TX
	Sugar Land, TX
Sergeant Jose Mendoze Lopez U.S. Army	Jun 01, 1912 Mission, TX	Dec 17, 1944 Krinkelt, Belgium	Co M, 3d Bn, 23d Infantry 2d Infantry Division	Jun 18, 1945 Presented at Zepman Stadium, Nuremberg, Germany by MGen James Van Fleet, III	Living
	Brownsville, TX
Private First Class Jose F. Valdez U.S. Army	Jan 03, 1925 Governador, NM	Jan 25, 1945 Rosenkrantz, France	Co B, 7th Infantry 3d Infantry Division	Feb 08, 1946	Feb 17, 1945 Santa Fe National Santa Fe, NM
	Pleasant Grove, UT
Technical Sergeant Cleto L. Rodriguez U.S. Army	Apr 26, 1923 San Marcos, TX	Feb 09, 1945 Paco Railroad Station Manila, Philippine Is.	Co B, 148th Infantry 37th Infantry Division	Oct 12, 1945 Presented at the White House by President Harry S Truman	Dec 07, 1990 Fort Sam Houston National San Antonio, TX
	San Antonio, TX
Private First Class Manuel Perez, Jr. U.S. Army	Mar 03, 1923 Oklahoma City, OK	Feb 13, 1945 Ft William McKinley, Luzon, Philippine Is.	Co A, 511th Parachute Inf. 11th Airborne Division	Dec 27, 1945	Mar 14, 1945 Fairlawn Cemetery Oklahoma City, OK
	Chicago, IL
Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera U.S. Army	Jul 17, 1917 El Paso, TX	Mar 15, 1945 Merzwiller, France	Co E, 2d Bn, 142d Infantry 36th Infantry Division	Aug 23, 1945 Presented at the White House by President Harry S Truman	Living
	Phoenix, AZ
Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas U.S. Army	Mar 21, 1924 Casa Blanca, CA	Mar 20, 1945 Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippine Is.	Co F, 127th Infantry 32d Infantry Division	Oct 19, 1945	Mar 20, 1945 Riverside National Riverside, CA
	Casa Blanca, CA
Private First Class Harold Gonsalves U.S. Marine Corps Reserve	Jan 28, 1926 Alameda, CA	Apr 15, 1945 Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands	Battery L, 4th Bn, 15th Marines 6th Marine Division	.	Apr 15, 1945 Golden Gate National San Bruno, CA
	California
Private First Class David M. Gonzales U.S. Army	Jun 09, 1923 Pacoima, CA	Apr 25, 1945 Hill 507, Villa Verde, Luzon, Philippine Is.	Co A, 127th Infantry 32d Infantry Division	Dec 08, 1945	Apr 25, 1945 Calvary Cemetery Los Angeles, CA
	Pacoima, CA
Private First Class Alejandro Renteria Ruiz U.S. Army	Jun 26, 1924 Loving, NM	Apr 28, 1945 Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	Co A, 1st Bn, 165th Infantry 27th Infantry Division	Jun 14, 1946 Presented at the White House by President Harry S Truman	Living
	Carlsbad, NM
First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez U.S. Marine Corps	Aug 23, 1925 Tampa, FL	Sep 15, 1950 Inchon, Korea	Co A, 1st Bn, 5th Marines 1st Marine Division	Aug 30, 1951 Presented to his parents at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball	Sep 15, 1950 Centre Adorim Memorial Park Tampa, FL
	Tampa, FL
Private First Class Eugene Arnold Obregon U.S. Marine Corps	Nov 12, 1930 Los Angeles, CA	Sep 26, 1950 Seoul, Korea	Co G, 3d Bn, 5th Marines 1st Marine Division	Aug 30, 1951 Presented to his parents at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball	Sep 26, 1950 Calvary Cemetery East Los Angeles, CA
	Los Angeles, CA
Sergeant Joseph Charles Rodriguez U.S. Army	Nov 14, 1928 San Bernardino, CA	May 21, 1951 Munye-ri, Korea	Co F, 2d Bn, 17th Inf. Reg. 7th Infantry Division	Jan 29, 1952 Presented at the White House by President Harry S Truman	Living
	San Bernardino, CA
Corporal Rodolfo Perez Hernandez U.S. Army	Apr 14, 1931 Colton, CA	May 31, 1951 Wontong-ni, Korea	Co G, 2d Bn.. 187th Airborne Combat Team	Apr 12, 1952 Presented at the White House by President Harry S Truman	Living
	Fowler, CA
Private First Class Edward Gomez U.S. Marine Corps	Aug 10, 1932 Omaha, NE	Sep 14, 1951 Hill 749, Korea	Co E, 2d Bn, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein.)	.	Sep 14, 1951 St. Mary's Cemetery Omaha, NE
	Omaha, NE
Private First Class Fernando Luis Garcia U.S. Marine Corps	Oct 14, 1929 Utuado, Puerto Rico	Sep 05, 1952 Korea	Co I, 3d Bn, 5th Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein.)	Oct 25, 1953 Presented to his parents at the City Hall in Utuado, Puerto Rico	Sep 05, 1952 Puerto Rico National** Bayamon, P Rico
	San Jaun, Puerto Rico
Corporal Benito Martinez U.S. Army	Apr 21, 1932 Fort Hancock, TX	Sep 06, 1952 Satae-ri, Korea	Co A, 1st Bn, 27th Infantry 25th Infantry Division	Dec 16, 1953	Sep 06, 1952 Fort Bliss National Fort Bliss, TX
	Fort Hancock, TX
Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen U.S. Marine Corps	Dec 07, 1929 La Junta, CO	Jul 25, 1953 Songuch-on, Korea	Co F, 2d Bn, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein.)	.	Jul 25, 1953 Fort Bliss National Fort Bliss, TX
	El Paso, TX
Captain Humbert Roque Versace U.S. Army	Jul 2, 1937 Albuquerque, NM	Oct 29, 1963 toSep 26, 1965 Zn Xuyen Province, Vietnam	Detachment A-23, 5th Special Forces Group	Jan 8, 2002 Presented to his family at the White House by President George W. Bush	Sep 26, 1965 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
	Norfolk, VA
Specialist Fourth Class Daniel Fernandez U.S. Army	Jun 30, 1944 Albuquerque, NM	Feb 18, 1966 Cu Chi, Hau Nghia Province Republic of Vietnam	Co C, 1st Bn, 5th Inf (Mech) 25th Infantry Division	Apr 6, 1967 Presented to his family at the White House by President Lyndon B. Johnson	Feb 18, 1966 Santa Fe National Santa Fe, NM
	Albuquerque, NM
Medic Alfred Rascon U.S. Army	1945 Mexico	Mar 16, 1966 Long Khanh Province Republic of Vietnam	HQ Co, 1st Bn, 503d Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade	Feb 8, 2000 Presented at the White House by President William Clinton.	Still Living
	Oxnard, CA
Captain Euripides Rubio U.S. Army	Mar 01, 1938 Ponce, Puerto Rico	Nov 08, 1966 Tay Ninh Province Republic of Vietnam	HQ Co, 1st Bn, 28th Infantry 1st Infantry Division	Jul 11, 1968 Presented to his family at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor.	Nov 08, 1966 Puerto Rico National Bayamon, Puerto Rico
	Ft Buchanan, Puerto Rico
First Sergeant Maximo Yabes U.S. Army	Jan 29, 1932 Lodi, CA	Feb 26, 1967 Phu Hoa Dong Republic of Vietnam	Co A, 4th Bn, 9th Infantry 25th Infantry Division	Oct 31, 1968 Presented to his family at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor.	Feb 26, 1967 Fort Logan National Denver, CO
	Eugene, OR
Private First Class Carlos James Lozada U.S. Army	Sep 06, 1946 Caguas, Puerto Rico	Nov 20, 1967 Hill 875, Dak To, Kontum Prov. Republic of Vietnam	Co A, 2d Bn, 503d Infantry 173d Airborne Brigade	Nov 18, 1969 Presented to his family at the White House by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew	Nov 20, 1967 Long Island National Farmingdale, NY
	New York, NY
Sergeant Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez U.S. Marine Corps	May 23, 1946 Edinburg, TX	Feb 04, 1968 Thua Thien Republic of Vietnam	Co A, 1st Bn, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF	Oct 31, 1969 Presented to his family at the White House by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew	Feb 04, 1968 Hillcrest Cemetery Edenburg, TX
	San Antonio, TX
Major Jay R. Vargas U.S. Marine Corps	Jul 29, 1937 Winslow, AZ	Apr 30-May 2, 1968 Dai Do, Quang Tri Province Republic of Vietnam	Co G, 2d Bn, 4th Marines 9th Marine Amphibious Bde	May 14, 1970 Presented at the White House by President Richard M. Nixon	Living
	Winslow, AZ
Master Sergeant Roy Perez Benavidez U.S. Army	Aug 05, 1935 Cuero, TX	May 02, 1968 Loc Ninh, Cambodia	Det B-56 5th S.F. Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces	Feb 21, 1981 Presented at the Pentagon by President Ronald Reagan	Nov 29, 1998
	Houston, TX
Specialist Fourth Class Hector Santiago-Colon U.S. Army	Dec 20, 1942 Salinas, Puerto Rico	Jun 28, 1968 Quang Tri Province Republic of Vietnam	Co B, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)	Apr 7, 1970 Presented to his family at the White House by President Richard M. Nixon	Jun 28, 1968 Salinas Municipal Salinas, Puerto Rico
	New York, NY
Lance Corporal Jose Francisco Jimenez U.S. Marine Corps	Mar 20, 1946 Mexico City, Mexico	Aug 28, 1969 Da Nang, Quang Nam Province Republic of Vietnam	Co K, 3d Bn, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF	Aug 06, 1970 Presented to his family at the White House by President Richard M. Nixon	Aug 28, 1969 Panteon Municipal Morelia, Mexico
	Phoenix, AZ
Private First Class Ralph Ellis Dias U.S. Marine Corps	Jul 15, 1950 Shelocta, PA	Nov 12, 1969 Que Son Mountains Republic of Vietnam	Co D, 1st Bn, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF	Jul 17, 1974 Presented to his family at Blair House, Washington DC by Vice President Gerald R. Ford	Nov 12, 1969 Oakdale Cemetery Leetonia, OH
	Pittsburgh, PA
Specialist Fourth Class John P. Baca. U.S. Army	Jan 10, 1949 Providence, RI	Feb 10, 1970 Quan Loi, Republic of Vietnam	Co D, 1st BN, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division	Jun 15, 1971 Presented at the White House by President Richard M. Nixon	Living
	Ft. Ord, CA
Lance Corporal Emilio Albert DeLaGarza, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps	Jun 23, 1949 East Chicago, IL	Apr 11, 1970 Da Nang Republic of Vietnam	Co E, 2d Bn, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF	Sep 09, 1971 Presented to his family at the White House by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew	Apr 11, 1970 Saint Johns Cemetery Hammond, IN
	Chicago, IL
Lance Corporal Miguel Keith U.S. Marine Corps	Jun 02, 1951 San Antonio, TX	May 08, 1970 Quang Ngai Province Republic of Vietnam	Combined Action Plt 1-3-2 III Marine Amphibious Force	Sep 15, 1971 Presented to his family at the White House by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew	May 08, 1970 Forrest Lawn Cemetery Omaha, NE
	Omaha, NE
Warrant Officer Louis Richard Rocco U.S. Army	Nov 19, 1938 Albuquerque, NM	May 24, 1970 Katum Republic of Vietnam	Advisory Team 162 US Military Assistance Cmd	Dec 12, 1974 Presented at the White House by President Gerald R. Ford	Oct 31, 2002 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, TX
	Los Angeles, CA