Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen (Korea) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftbliss.asp. Ambrosio Guillen, native of Colorado, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1947. Staff Sergeant Guillen served with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On July 25, 1953, Guillen's unit was attacked by two enemy battalions. Already wounded, Guillen refused treatment until the enemy retreated. Guillen died of his wounds on July 25, 1953. He received the Medal of Honor August 18, 1954, posthumously, for personal valor near Songuch-on, Korea.  https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/SSgt-Ambrosio-Guillen/.
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