Angel Mendez
Navy Cross recipient and United States Marine
Died when: 20 years 220 days (247 months)Star Sign: Leo
Angel Mendez (August 8, 1946 – March 16, 1967) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Mendez saved the life of his platoon commander, Lieutenant Ronald D.
Castille, who would become the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.The St.George Post Office in Staten Island was renamed the Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office.
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