Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Master_Sergeant_Roy_Benavidez
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birthDate 1935-08-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lindenau,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fort_Sam_Houston_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Denise_Benavidez
Noel Benavidez
Yvette Benavidez
gptkbp:conflictParticipated gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-11-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Goliad_High_School
gptkbp:enlistedAt gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Mexican_American
gptkb:Yaqui
gptkbp:fullName Roy P. Benavidez
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez
gptkbp:MedalOfHonorCitationDate 1981-02-24
gptkbp:MedalOfHonorPresentedBy gptkb:President_Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Master Sergeant
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Roy
gptkbp:notableEvent Rescue mission on May 2, 1968, in Cambodia
gptkbp:notableFor heroic actions during the Vietnam War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:soldier
gptkbp:serviceNumber RA18340454
gptkbp:serviceYears 1955–1976
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hilaria_Coy_Benavidez
gptkbp:subjectOf autobiography 'Medal of Honor: One Man's Journey from Poverty and Prejudice'
documentary 'Master Sergeant Raul (Roy) Benavidez: Medal of Honor'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USNS_Benavidez_(T-AKR-306)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7