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MSG Jose M. Lopez, WWII
Veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient from Mission, Tx
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A
little about MSG Lopez' military career and how he earned the Medal of
Honor, (excerpt taken from military.com, defense watch
article).
Retired Master
Sgt. Jose M. Lopez passed away on May 15, 2005 at the age of 94 at a
daughter's home in San Antonio, Tex.
Born in Mexico
and orphaned at the age of eight, Lopez enlisted in the U.S. Army during
World War II and landed at Normandy on June 7, 1944, the day after the
D-Day invasion.
At dawn on Dec.
17, 1944, he and his men were outside Krinkelt, Belgium, shortly after the
start of the Battle of the Bulge. It was during a hasty retreat from
advancing German armored units that Lopez carried out the actions under
fire that led to his receiving the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor Spotlight Jose M. Lopez.
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