Benito Martinez
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 20 years 138 days (244 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Corporal Benito Martinez (April 21, 1932 – September 6, 1952) was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration — for his actions on the near Satae-ri in Korea during the Korean War.
Martinez was mortally wounded while solely defending his outpost.His actions enabled his company to take back the terrain which they had lost.
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