Corporal Benito Martinez (Korea) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftbliss.asp. Texan Benito Martinez enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1951 and served as a machine-gunner with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. During action near Satae-ri, Korea, Corporal Martinez volunteered to hold the position, and allow comrades to reorganize, attack, and regain key terrain. Martinez was killed in action on September 6, 1952. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously, on December 29, 1953.  https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/benito-martinez.
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