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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals11
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score120470 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
Korean War#101of 197
Battle of Bunker Hill †#1of 1
Fernando Luis García
Private first class, U.S. Marine Corps
Korean WarBattle of Bunker Hill †
Awards & Decorations
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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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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts