Pvt Joe P. Martinez

Pvt Joe P. Martinez (HM16NF)

Location: Ault, CO 80610 Weld County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 34.926', W 104° 44.166'

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World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

— July 27, 1920 - May 26, 1943 —

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 this heroic efforts and supreme sacrifice he was awarded the

Congressional Medal of Honor
on October 27, 1943.

*Only serviceman from Weld County to receive the Medal of Honor to date.
*First Hispanic American in WWII from the United States to receive the Medal of Honor.
*First Private in WWII to receive the Medal of Honor.
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HM NumberHM16NF
Series This marker is part of the Medal of Honor Recipients series
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Year Placed1994
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 2:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 522333 N 4492401
Decimal Degrees40.58210000, -104.73610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 34.926', W 104° 44.166'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 34' 55.56" N, 104° 44' 9.96" W
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Area Code(s)970
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-98 Graefe Ave, Ault CO 80610, US
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