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Alfredo Cantu "Freddy" Gonzalez (May 23, 1946 – February 4, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Huế during the Vietnam War.
USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) is sixteenth Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez , a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War .
The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War who was buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was authorized a Medal of Honor and in 1998 was identified as 1st Lieutenant Michael Blassie, USAF. After DNA testing confirmed his identity, the remains were removed from the tomb and returned to Blassie's family, but the Medal of Honor did not transfer with him.
Alfredo Gonzalez may refer to: Alfredo González Flores (1877–1962), president of Costa Rica 1914–1917 Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (1946–1968), US Marine Corps sergeant, posthumous Medal of Honor
Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumously), Battle of Huế; Robert Neller, served as A Company Commander during the battalion's Western Pacific deployment in 1982, later became 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps; Everett P. Pope, Medal of Honor recipient, Battle of Peleliu; James McCain, son of senator John McCain
Before 1963, the Medal of Honor could be received for actions not involving direct combat with enemy or opposing foreign forces and 193 men earned the medal in this way. [25] Most of these medals were presented to members of the United States Navy for rescuing or attempting to rescue someone from drowning. [ 25 ]
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