Fernando Luis García [SEP] conflict
Fernando Luis García
Fernando Luis García (October 14, 1929 – September 5, 1952), was a United States Marine Corps private first class who was killed in action during the Korean War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty on September 5, 1952 during the Battle of Bunker Hill (1952). He was the first of nine Puerto Rican servicemen to be awarded the Medal of Honor and is the only Puerto Rican Marine to be awarded the medal.
Biography.
purposely drew communist volleys on himself to permit his men to draw back to protected positions. Plot: E 563.
- Fernando Luis García Ledesma, PFC, U.S. Marine Corps. García Ledesma was the first Puerto Rican awarded the Medal of Honor.
- César Luis González, First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force. During World War II, González became the first pilot from Puerto Rico to fly for the US Army Air Corps and one of the first Puerto Ricans to die in combat during that conflict. He was posthumously