Puerto
Rico's 
65th INFANTRY REGIMENT
SILVER STAR
HEADQUARTERS 3D INFANTRY DIVISION
GENERAL ORDERS # 196 - 17 June 1951
SERGEANT LUIS M. MARRERO, RA6674836, Army Medical Service, Medical Company,
65th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, United States Army. On 19 November 1950,
in the vicinity of Toogoni, Korea, the company to which Sergeant MARRERO was
attached as an aid man, was engaged by a numerically superior enemy force.
In the ensuing action several men of the company were critically wounded.
Sergeant MARRERO, with complete disregard for his own safety, went forward,
braving strong enemy fire, and administered the necessary first aid. Despite
freezing weather, exposure to the enemy, and a shortage of appropriate medical
supplies, he continued to care for the wounded to the best of his ability
until they could be evacuated. Sergeant MARRERO'S gallant devotion to duty
under hazardous conditions alleviated much suffering and reflects great credit
upon himself and the military service. Entered the military service from
Puerto Rico.
Source: Record Group 338: General Orders 3rd Infantry Division, Boxes 129 to 131 -
National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.
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