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Demensio Rivera
Private Demensio Rivera (April 29, 1933 – March 19, 1967) is a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Private First Class Demensio Rivera | Valor 24 | Medal of Honor | The United States Army )〕
==Biographical details==
Rivera (birth name: Demensio Rivera y Avilés ') was the youngest of five children born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico〔 to Demensio Rivera Y Negrón and Dolores Avilés De Rivera. He was still a child when his parents moved to New York City where he was raised.
On September 26, 1950, Rivera joined the United States Army in New York.〔 In 1951, he was deployed to the Republic of Korea as a member of Company G, 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. When his unit was attacked by the enemy, he delivered continuous and devastating fire at them with his automatic rifle until his weapon became inoperative. He employed his pistol and grenades and stopped the enemy within a few feet of his position. Rivera was seriously wounded and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army's second highest military decoration. His DSC was upgraded to the Medal of Honor and was posthumously awarded to him in 2014.
Rivera was residing in New York City where he died on March 19, 1967. His body was transferred to Puerto Rico. He was buried with full military honors in section C row K -184 at the Cementerio San Miguel Arcangel located in Carretera PR-308, Parcelas Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo.〔(Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States )〕
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