PFC Fernando Luis Garcia (October 14, 1929 – September 5, 1952), born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, was a member of the United States Marines and the first Puerto Rican who was awarded the Medal of Honor. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... This article is about the military award; for the computer game, see Medal of Honor (computer game). ...

PFC Fernando Luis Garcia Medal of Honor

Garcia, went to grade and high school in his native hometown, Utuado. He moved to San Juan where he started to work for the Texas Company as a file clerk. I, Wguynes, am the artist of this graphic. ... Image File history File links Photo obtaine from the United States Marine Corps File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Source: http://www. ... Medal of Honor, US Navy (and USMC) version; Cropped from en:Image:Medalsofhonor. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... Texaco was the name of an American oil company that was merged into ChevronTexaco in 2001. ...

On September 19, 1951, Garcia was inducted into the Marines. He received his "boot" training at Paris Island, South Carolina. after he graduated basic training, he was sent to Camp Lejuene in North Carolina where he underwent advanced training before being sent to Korea. Garcia was a Private First Class when he arrived in Korea. He was assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, of the 1st Marine division. On the night of his death, he was posted about one mile from the enemy lines. The Korean enemies were attacking with grenades, bombs and other types of artillery. Garcia was critically wounded, but he led his team to a supply point to get hand-grenades. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ...

An enemy grenade landed nearby, and Garcia jumped over it, sacrificing himself to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Garcia died instantly. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

PFC Fernando Luis Garcia's remains are buried in the City of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ...

On February 5, 1959 the United States Marines Corps named a military camp in Vieques, Puerto Rico, "Camp Garcia" in his honor. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

External link

• Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients