Hispanics in The United States Marine Corps - Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

Thirteen Marines of Hispanic descent have been awarded the Medal of Honor — the highest military decoration of the United States:

This along with the *, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Marines of Hispanic descent
recipients of the Medal of Honor
Boxer Rebellion
Rank & Name Unit Place and Date of action

Private France Silva
Legation Guards (Marines)
Peking, China
June, 28 to August 17, 1900
World War II
Rank & Name Unit Place and Date of action

PFC Harold Gonsalves*
4th Battalion, 15th Marines
6th Marine Division
Ryūkyū Chain, Okinawa
April 15, 1945
Korean War
Rank & Name Unit Place and Date of action

PFC Fernando Luis García*
Company I
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
1st Marine Division
Korea
September 5, 1952

PFC Edward Gomez*
Company E
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
1st Marine Division
Kajon-ni, Korea
September 14, 1951

Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen*
Company F
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
1st Marine Division
Songuch-on, Korea
July 25, 1953

1st Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez*
Company A
1st Battalion, 5th Marines
1st Marine Division
Inchon Landing, Korea
September 15, 1950

PFC Eugene Arnold Obregon*
Company G
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
1st Marine Division
Battle of Seoul
September 26, 1950
Vietnam War
Rank & Name Unit Place and Date of action

Lance Corporal Emilio A. De La Garza*
Company E
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
Da Nang
April 11, 1970

PFC Ralph E. Dias*
1st Battalion, 7th Marines
Quang Nam Province
November 12, 1969

Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez*
Company A
1st Battalion, 1st Marines
Hue City
February 4, 1968

Lance Corporal Jose Francisco Jimenez*
Company K
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
1st Marine Division
Quang Nam Province
August 28, 1969

Lance Corporal Miguel Keith*
III Marine Amphibious Force
Quang Ngai Province
May 8, 1970

Major Jay R. Vargas
Company G
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
9th Marine Amphibious Brigade
Dai Do
April, 30 to May 2, 1968

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