Eugene Arnold Obregon
November 12, 1930 - September 26, 1950
Eugene A. Obregon, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Place of death	Killed in action in Seoul, Korea
Allegiance	USMC
Years of service	1948-1950
Rank	Private First Class
Unit	3rd Battalion 5th Marines
Battles/wars	Korean War * Battle of Inchon * Battle of Seoul
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart

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Eugene Arnold Obregon (12 November 1930 -26 September 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 Battle of Seoul. On 26 September 1950, Private First Class Obregon was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine. Image File history File links MoH.jpg Medal of Honor - highest United States military honor Licensing The graphic above is a representation of an award or decoration of the U.S. military, created by the military or the Department of Defense. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Militaries use the term killed in action (KIA) as a casualty classification. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... This article is becoming very long. ... 3rd Battalion 5th Marines (3/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: Republic of Korea United States Britain Communist combatants: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Jeong Il-Gwon Douglas MacArthur Mark W. Clark Matthew Ridgway Kim Il-sung, Choi Yong-kun Peng Dehuai Strength Note: All... Combatants UN forces: United States; United Kingdom; South Korea; Canada; Australia; Netherlands; France North Korea Commanders Douglas MacArthur Arthur Dewey Struble Jeong Il-Gwon Kim Il-sung Choi Yong-Kun Strength 40,000[1]  ? Casualties 566 killed 2,713 wounded 14,000 casualties[2] 7,000 captured[2] The Battle... Four battles of the Korean War fought in and around the city of Seoul are known as the battle of Seoul: North Korea captured Seoul in July 1950. ... This article is about the U.S. military award. ... The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who have been wounded or killed while serving in, or with, the U.S. military after April 5, 1917. ... Source: http://www. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Posthumous means after death. ... This article is about the U.S. military award. ... Four battles of the Korean War fought in and around the city of Seoul are known as the battle of Seoul: North Korea captured Seoul in July 1950. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ...

Biography

Eugene Arnold Obregon was born on 12 November 1930 in Los Angeles, California (L.A.) He attended elementary school and high school (Roosevelt High School) in L.A. before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps on 7 June 1948, at the age of 17. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... This article is becoming very long. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Following recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, he was assigned to the Marine Corps Supply Depot in Barstow, California, where he served as a fireman until the outbreak of the war in Korea. He was transferred to the 1st Marine Provisional Brigade and served as a machine gun ammunition carrier. His unit departed the United States on 14 July 1950 and arrived at Pusan, Korea on 3 August 1950. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is a United States military installation in San Diego, California. ... Barstow is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... The term Fireman can refer to: A firefighter. ... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: Republic of Korea United States Britain Communist combatants: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Jeong Il-Gwon Douglas MacArthur Mark W. Clark Matthew Ridgway Kim Il-sung, Choi Yong-kun Peng Dehuai Strength Note: All... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Pusan Perimeter was the area in extreme southeast Korea that was held by US and South Korean troops during the furthest advance of the North Korean troops, in the summer and fall of 1950, during the Korean War. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was in action by 8 August 1950, along the Naktong River, and participated in the Inchon landing. Then, on 26 September 1950, during the assault on the city of Seoul he was killed in action while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine. For this action, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Combatants UN forces: United States; United Kingdom; South Korea; Canada; Australia; Netherlands; France North Korea Commanders Douglas MacArthur Arthur Dewey Struble Jeong Il-Gwon Kim Il-sung Choi Yong-Kun Strength 40,000[1]  ? Casualties 566 killed 2,713 wounded 14,000 casualties[2] 7,000 captured[2] The Battle... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Four battles of the Korean War fought in and around the city of Seoul are known as the battle of Seoul: North Korea captured Seoul in July 1950. ...

The Medal of Honor was presented to PFC Obregon's parents by Secretary of the Navy Daniel A. Kimball on 30 August 1951. Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... U.S. Navy collection portrait Dan Able Kimball (1896-1970) was the 50th U.S. Secretary of the Navy. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

The wounded comrade was PFC Bert M. Johnson, 19, of Grand Prairie, Texas. He was hospitalized, recovered, and returned to duty in the United States at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is near Jacksonville, North Carolina, on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States. ...

In addition to the Medal of Honor, PFC Obregon also was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and Korean Service Medal with three bronze stars. The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. ... The Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy. ... The Korean Service Medal is a decoration of the United States military and was created in November 1950 by order of President Harry Truman. ...

Medal of Honor citation

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for service as set forth in the following CITATION:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company G, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces at Seoul, Korea, on 26 September 1950. While serving as an ammunition carrier of a machine gun squad in a Marine Rifle Company which was temporarily pinned down by hostile fire, Private First Class Obregon observed a fellow Marine fall wounded in the line of fire. Armed only with a pistol, he unhesitatingly dashed from his covered position to the side of the casualty. Firing his pistol with one hand as he ran, he grasped his comrades by the arm with his other hand and, despite the great peril to himself, dragged him to the side of the road. Still under enemy fire, he was bandaging the man's wounds when hostile troops of approximately platoon strength began advancing toward his position. Quickly seizing the wounded Marine's carbine, he placed his own body as a shield in front of him and lay there firing accurately and effectively into the hostile group until he himself was fatally wounded by enemy machine-gun fire. By his courageous fighting spirit, fortitude and loyal devotion to duty, Private First Class Obregon enabled his fellow Marines to rescue the wounded man and aided essentially in repelling the attack, thereby sustaining the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ... Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy and Marine Corps. ...

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Namesakes and Honors

A US Navy ship, a school, a Marine Corps barracks, an American Legion post, and three parks have been named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Eugene Obregon. ^[1] Barracks is usally used to connote a type of military housing. ... The American Legion is an organization of veterans of the United States armed forces who served in wartime. ...

• The Maritime Prepositioning ship SS Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006) entered into service in January 1985. ^{[2] [3]}
• The park just outside of the main gate of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, Yermo Annex is named in honor of Obregon. ^[4]

A monument in Los Angeles' Pershing Square will be built dedicated in honor of Obregon.^{[1] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients

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Notes

1. ^ ^a b *Sullivan, Deborah. Arnold Obregon, Medal of Honor Recipient: He Gallantly Gave His Life for His Country, In Memory of a Hero East L.A. Man is Focus of Planned Monument to Latino Medal Winners,Los Angeles Times, June 28, 1994. Posted on MedalOfHonor.com — Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
2. ^ MSC Ship Inventory: SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006), United States Navy. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
3. ^ SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006), NavySite.de. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
4. ^ Hurt, LCpl Andy J. Park Dedicated to Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipient First Class Eugene A. Oberegon, Marine Corps Times, October 9, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
5. ^ Eugene A. Obregon Congressional Medal of Honor Monument, LULAC Resolution, June 29, 2002. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
6. ^ Obregon-CMH Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.

• Private First Class Eugene A. Obregon, USMC, Who's Who in Marine Corps History, History Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
• PFC Eugene A. Obregon, Medal of Honor, 1950, 3/5/1, Korea, Medal of Honor citation. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
• Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient PFC Eugene A. Obregon, USMC, MedalOfHonor.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.