PVT JOE P. MARTINEZ WAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Statues War or Military Related
Year Dedicated: 1994
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: DON MORFE
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
PRIVATE MARTINEZ WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED ON ATTU ISLAND AFTER LEADING A SUCCESSFUL CHARGE TO CAPTURE A MOUNTAIN PASS. HE SINGLE HANDEDLY DESTROYED MORE THAN THIRTY ENEMY DEFENDERS FOR HIS HEROIC EFFORTS AND SUPREME SACRIFICE HE WAS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR ON OCTOBER 27, 1943.
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