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rdfs:label
  • Edward Gomez
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  • Private First Class Edward Gomez (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. PFC Gomez was the 18th Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War.
Unit
  • 2
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Number
  • 0
  • 1
serviceyears
  • 1949
Birth Date
  • 1932-08-10
Branch
death place
  • KIA in Korea
Name
  • Edward Gomez
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Edward Gomez, Medal of Honor recipient
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • KSMRib.svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Omaha, Nebraska
Awards
death date
  • 1951-09-14
Rank
Allegiance
Battles
Alt
  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
abstract
  • Private First Class Edward Gomez (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. PFC Gomez was the 18th Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War.