Herbert K. Pililaau

Herbert K. Pililaau
Herbert K. Pililaau

Herbert Kailieha Pililaʻau was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. A Native Hawaiian who was born and raised on the island of Oʻahu, he was drafted into the military as a young man. Sent to Korea in early 1951, he participated as an automatic rifleman in the Battle of Bloody Ridge. During the subsequent Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, he voluntarily stayed behind to cover his unit's withdrawal in the face of an intense attack by North Korean forces. Alone, he held off the assault using his automatic rifle and hand grenades and, after exhausting all available ammunition, engaged the attackers in hand to hand combat until being overrun and killed. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Información General
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Hombre
Fecha de nacimiento
10 de octubre, 1928
Edad
96
Lugar de nacimiento
United States of America, Hawaii, Honolulu County
Fecha de nacimiento
17 de septiembre, 1951
Murió envejecido
22
Zodíaco
Libra
Redes sociales , Enlaces
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