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Hector Albert Cafferata, Jr., USMCR is a former United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. In November 1950, Pvt Cafferata single-handedly held off a regimental-strength enemy and saved the wounded Marines by hurling away a live grenade that had landed in their midst, at the cost of serious personal injury.
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November 4th, 1929 in New York City / Died: Apr 12th, 2016 - aged 86
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2016/04/15
The celebrity has been marked as passed away
2013/08/13
New Response (Unknown/Other): received note that he does not sign.
2009/04/03
New Scanned Autograph (TTM/Prob.Auth)
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