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Private Joseph P. Martínez in uniform
On May 26, 1943 in the vicinity of Fish Hook Ridge on Attu Island, the 32nd Infantry Regiment was pinned down by Japanese machine gunfire fire from foxhole positions. On his own initiative, Martínez led two assaults using his M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) rifle to fire at Japanese foxholes and positions killing five enemy machine gunners as the men in his unit followed behind. Approaching a final foxhole, he was shot in the head and severely wounded and later died. For his actions, he earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously.
Credit: U.S. Army Date: 1942
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