Humbert Roque Versace
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 28 years 86 days (338 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War.
He was the first member of the U.S.Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity.
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