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rdfs:comment | - Eugene Arnold Obregon (November 12, 1930 – September 26, 1950) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor — the Medal of Honor — for sacrificing his life to save that of a wounded comrade during the Second Battle of Seoul. On September 26, 1950, Private First Class Obregon was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine.
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death place | - Killed in action in Seoul, Korea
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Caption | - Eugene A. Obregon, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
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Ribbon | - Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
- Purple Heart BAR.svg
- KSMRib.svg
- US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
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Battles | - Korean War
- *Second Battle of Seoul
- *Battle of Inchon
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Alt | - A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
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abstract | - Eugene Arnold Obregon (November 12, 1930 – September 26, 1950) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor — the Medal of Honor — for sacrificing his life to save that of a wounded comrade during the Second Battle of Seoul. On September 26, 1950, Private First Class Obregon was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine.
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