Humbert Roque Versace
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 59 years ago |
Date of birth | July 2,1937 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Honolulu |
Hawaii | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 26,1965 |
Died | U Minh Thuong National Park |
Vietnam | |
Years of service | 1959–1965 |
Parents | Tere Ríos |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Job | Army officer |
Education | United States Military Academy |
Gonzaga College High School | |
United States Military Academy West Point Admissions Office | |
Catholic High School | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Prisoner of War Medal | |
Combat Infantryman Badge | |
National Defense Service Medal | |
Vietnam Service Medal | |
Parachutist Badge | |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |
Vietnam Campaign Medal | |
Army Medal of Honor | |
Nicknam | Rocky |
Year of servic | 1959–1965 |
Servicebranch | United States Army |
Battleswar | Vietnam War (POW) |
Unit | MAAG |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 604691 |
Humbert Roque Versace Life story
Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican–Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.