May 8, 1968(1968-05-08) (aged 77) Imus, Cavite, Philippines[2]
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Rank
Fireman 2nd Class[3]
Unit
USS San Diego[4]
Battles/wars
World War I World War II
Awards
Medal of Honor
Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad[5] (November 25, 1890 – May 8, 1968) was a Filipino[6] fireman 2nd class in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Mexican waters[7] near La Paz,[8] on board the USS San Diego on 21 January 1915.[9] He is the second service member, and first and so far only sailor of Asian descent to receive the award in peacetime.[1][10] Trinidad served during both World Wars before retiring to the Philippines and living on his pension.[11]
On May 20, 2022, Navy Secretary Carlos del Toro announced that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad.[12]
^ abRodney Jaleco (19 October 2010). "Pinoy WWII vets still top Fil-Am concern". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^"Vignette, Telesforo Trinidad - Medal of Honor". Naval History & Heritage Command. United States Navy. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^"Members of San Diego's Crew Rewarded". Our Navy, the Standard Publication of the U.S. Navy. 9 (1). Our Navy Publishing Co: 101. May 1915. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
^"General Order No. 142.". General Orders of Navy Department,series of 1913: Orders Remaining in Force Up to January 29, 1918. United States Department of Navy. 1918. p. 178. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^Rudi Williams (1999). "Asian/Pacific American Military Timeline". The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^Rudi Williams (5 May 1999). "Medals of Honor Bestowed on 10 Asian Pacific Americans". American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^"Commends Brave Seaman" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 March 1915. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^Richard Crawford (16 August 2008). "First San Diego was flagship cruiser of Navy's Pacific Fleet". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^Captain George J. Albert. "The U.S.S. San Diego and the California Naval Militia". The California State Military Museum. California State Military Department. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^"Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage" (PDF). Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011. "Telesforo Trinidad". Naval History and Heritage Command. United States Navy. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2020. Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad is the only Filipino in the U.S. Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
^Huping Ling; Allan W. Austin (17 March 2015). Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-317-47645-0.
^Brad Lendon. "US Navy names destroyer after Filipino Medal of Honor recipient". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
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