Henry A. Commiskey, Sr.
(1927-1971)
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Major Henry Alfred Commiskey Sr. (January 10, 1927 – August 16, 1971) was a United States Marine who served during World War II at the Battle of Iwo Jima and in the Korean War in the Inchon landing. As a lieutenant, he was the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor — the nation's highest decoration for valor — for extraordinary heroism in the Korean War, leading a charge up a hill and killing seven enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.
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10 January 1927 Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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15 August 1971 (aged 44) Meridian, Mississippi
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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