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** [[Fernando Luis García|Fernando Luis García Ledesma]] (1929–1952{{KIA}}), PFC, US Marine Corps. García Ledesma was the first Puerto Rican awarded the Medal of Honor ([[cenotaph]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/pr/nat/prnat_garc.htm|title=Puerto Rico National Cemetery – Surnames Garc – Puerto Rico|website=www.interment.net|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ** [[Fernando Luis García|Fernando Luis García Ledesma]] (1929–1952{{KIA}}), PFC, US Marine Corps. García Ledesma was the first Puerto Rican awarded the Medal of Honor ([[cenotaph]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/pr/nat/prnat_garc.htm|title=Puerto Rico National Cemetery – Surnames Garc – Puerto Rico|website=www.interment.net|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
** [[Juan E. Negrón|Juan E. Negrón-Martínez]] (1929–1996), Master Sergeant, US Army. Negrón, a member of the [[65th Infantry Regiment]], was awarded the medal posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/pr/nat/prnat_naneg.htm|title=Puerto Rico National Cemetery – Surnames Na-Neg – Puerto Rico|website=www.interment.net|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ** [[Juan E. Negrón|Juan E. Negrón-Martínez]] (1929–1996), Master Sergeant, US Army. Negrón, a member of the [[65th Infantry Regiment]], was awarded the medal posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/pr/nat/prnat_naneg.htm|title=Puerto Rico National Cemetery – Surnames Na-Neg – Puerto Rico|website=www.interment.net|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
** [[Eurípides Rubio]] (1938–1966{{KIA}}), Captain, US Army. Recipient for his actions in the | ** [[Eurípides Rubio]] (1938–1966{{KIA}}), Captain, US Army. Recipient for his actions in the Vietnam War. | ||
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** [[Bailey Ashford|Bailey K. Ashford]], Colonel, US Army. [[Spanish–American War]] veteran, doctor, [[parasitology|parasitologist]], author. A pioneering physician, Ashford organized and conducted a parasite treatment campaign, which cured approximately 300,000 persons (one-third of the Puerto Rico population) and reduced the death rate from this anemia by 90 percent. | ** [[Bailey Ashford|Bailey K. Ashford]], Colonel, US Army. [[Spanish–American War]] veteran, doctor, [[parasitology|parasitologist]], author. A pioneering physician, Ashford organized and conducted a parasite treatment campaign, which cured approximately 300,000 persons (one-third of the Puerto Rico population) and reduced the death rate from this anemia by 90 percent. | ||
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** [[Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross#Ramón Núñez Juárez|Ramón Núñez-Juárez]] (1931–1952{{KIA}}), PFC, US Marine Corps. Recipient of the [[Navy Cross]] in the Korean War ([[cenotaph]]). | ** [[Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross#Ramón Núñez Juárez|Ramón Núñez-Juárez]] (1931–1952{{KIA}}), PFC, US Marine Corps. Recipient of the [[Navy Cross]] in the Korean War ([[cenotaph]]). | ||
** [[Agustín Ramos Calero]], Sergeant First Class, US Army. Ramos Calero, with 22 military decorations, was the most decorated Hispanic soldier in all of the United States during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/pr/nat/prnat_rabram.htm|title=Puerto Rico National Cemetery – Surnames Rab-Ram – Puerto Rico|website=www.interment.net|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ** [[Agustín Ramos Calero]], Sergeant First Class, US Army. Ramos Calero, with 22 military decorations, was the most decorated Hispanic soldier in all of the United States during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/pr/nat/prnat_rabram.htm|title=Puerto Rico National Cemetery – Surnames Rab-Ram – Puerto Rico|website=www.interment.net|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
** [[Charlie Robles]], Puerto Rican singer and actor who served with the U.S. ARMY during the | ** [[Charlie Robles]], Puerto Rican singer and actor who served with the U.S. ARMY during the Vietnam War period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/fallece-charlie-robles/ | title=Fallece Charlie Robles | date=March 2011 }}</ref> | ||
** [[Augusto Rodríguez (soldier)|Augusto Rodríguez]], Lieutenant, United States Union Army. Rodríguez served in the American Civil War in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and led his men in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Wyse Fork.<ref>[https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/tributoalpuertorriquenoquepeleoenlaguerracivildeestadosunidos-1358452/ Tributo al puertorriqueño que peleó en la Guerra Civil de Estados Unidos (Spanish)]</ref> | ** [[Augusto Rodríguez (soldier)|Augusto Rodríguez]], Lieutenant, United States Union Army. Rodríguez served in the American Civil War in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and led his men in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Wyse Fork.<ref>[https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/tributoalpuertorriquenoquepeleoenlaguerracivildeestadosunidos-1358452/ Tributo al puertorriqueño que peleó en la Guerra Civil de Estados Unidos (Spanish)]</ref> | ||
** Lizbeth Robles, SPC, US Army. First Puerto Rican female soldier born in Puerto Rico to die in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/foreign/puertorico/cemeteries/pr-national/pr-r9.txt|title=PRNC|publisher=|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ** Lizbeth Robles, SPC, US Army. First Puerto Rican female soldier born in Puerto Rico to die in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/foreign/puertorico/cemeteries/pr-national/pr-r9.txt|title=PRNC|publisher=|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> | ||