First Lt. Baldomero Lopez
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sfwife
N 27° 56.939 W 082° 27.401
17R E 356699 N 3092404
Historical marker in downtown Tampa
Waymark Code: WM2ACF
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
Views: 45
Tampa Native awarded congressional Medal of Honor.
During the Inchon invasion in Korea, September 15, 1950, Marine 1st Lieutenant Lopez' platoon was engaging the enemy. Exposing himself to hostile fire, he attempted to hurl a grnade into the pillbox whose fire was pinning them down. Wounded, he fell and dropped the grenade. Dragging his body forward, critically wounded and unable to grasp the grenade, he sacrificed himself rather than endanger the lives of his men. With his wounded right arm, he cradled the grenade under him absorbing the full impact of the explosion. With courage and devotion to duty, he gallantly gave his life for his men and his country.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1981
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: The citizens of Tampa with the cooperation of the Tampa Historical Society
Website: [Web Link]
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