Ambrosio Guillen [SEP] place of birth
1929 in La Junta, Colorado. He came from a Mexican American family and grew up in El Paso, Texas where he attended Bowie High School.
Guillen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 18. He completed recruit training at San Diego, California, and was assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment. Later he was chosen for Sea School, and after graduation, served on the . Following his tour of sea duty, he was appointed a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San
Ambrosio Guillen
Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen (December 7, 1929 – July 25, 1953) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor—the United States' highest military award for valor—for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life on July 25, 1953, two days before the ceasefire, during the Korean War. He was responsible for his infantry platoon's turning an overwhelming enemy attack into a defeat and disorderly retreat.
Early years.
Ambrosio Guillen was born on December 7,