Edward Gomez
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 19 years 35 days (229 months)Star Sign: Leo
Private First Class Edward Gómez (August 10, 1932 – September 14, 1951) was a United States Marine from Omaha, Nebraska who posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest decoration for valor — for gallantly sacrificing his life to save the lives of four fellow Marines on his machine gun team during the Battle of the Punchbowl.
PFC Gomez was the 18th Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War.
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