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★Victoria Cross

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Fernando Luis García — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals11

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score120437 of 4539

U.S. Marine Corps#74of 294

Marine Corps#56of 277

Korean War#101of 200

Battle of Bunker Hill †#1of 1

Fernando Luis García

Private first class, U.S. Marine Corps

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Korean WarBattle of Bunker Hill †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Korean War Service Medal

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Biography

Fernando Luis García 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. 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.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts