Ambrosio Guillen
Military Person
1929 – 1953
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Who was Ambrosio Guillen?
Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor—the United States' highest military award for valor—for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life on July 25, 1953, two days before the ceasefire, during the Korean War. He was responsible for his infantry platoon's turning an overwhelming enemy attack into a defeat and disorderly retreat.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1929
La Junta - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- El Paso
- Died
- Jul 25, 1953
- Resting place
- Fort Bliss National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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