Captain Humbert Roque Versace, Medal of Honor recipient
Nickname(s)
Rocky
Born
(1937-07-02)July 2, 1937 Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Died
September 26, 1965(1965-09-26) (aged 28) U Minh forest swamp, An Xuyen Province (Ca Mau), South Vietnam
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Buried
Remains never recovered; memorial headstone at Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1959–1965
Rank
Captain
Unit
Military Assistance Advisory Group
Battles/wars
Vietnam War (POW)
Awards
Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican–Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity.[1][2]
^Bush, George W. (July 8, 2002). "President Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero". Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2019 – via www.mishalov.com. Remarks by the President Bush at the Presentation of the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House.
^Bush, George W. (July 8, 2002). "President Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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