Humbert Roque Versace

Humbert Roque Versace
Captain Humbert Roque Versace, Medal of Honor recipient
NicknameRocky
Born(1937-07-02)July 2, 1937
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
DiedSeptember 26, 1965(1965-09-26) (aged 28)
U Minh forest swamp, An Xuyen Province (Ca Mau), South Vietnam
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Buried
Remains never recovered; memorial headstone in Arlington National Cemetery,
Arlington, Virginia
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1959–1965
RankCaptain
UnitMilitary Assistance Advisory Group
ConflictsVietnam War (POW)
AwardsMedal of Honor
Purple Heart

Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965) 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 (POW) during the Vietnam War. He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity.

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