Hector A. Cafferata Jr.

Hector Albert Cafferata, Jr. (November 4, 1929 – April 12, 2016) was a retired United States Marine. He received the Medal of Honor for his heroic service at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.

Hector Albert Cafferata, Jr.
Hector A. Cafferata, Medal of Honor recipient, 2010
Born	(1929-11-04)November 4, 1929 New York City, New York
Died	April 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 86) Venice, Florida
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1948-1951
Rank	Private First Class
Unit	2nd Battalion 7th Marines
Battles/wars	Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart

Life and career

He had been a private during the War. In November 1950, he fought off a regiment of enemy forces by himself. He did this by throwing a live grenade. He badly injured himself by doing this. However, he saved the injured Marines in his unit. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House by President Harry S. Truman on November 24, 1952.

Cafferata was born in New York City. He died on April 12, 2016 in Venice, Florida, aged 86.

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• "PVT Hector A. Cafferata, Jr., Medal of Honor, 1950, 2/7/1, Korea (Medal of Honor citation)". Marines Awarded the Medal of Honor. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02.