# Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.

> Hector Albert Cafferata Jr. was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. In November 1950, Private First Class Cafferata single-handedly held off a regimental-strength enemy and saved wounded Marines by hurling away a live grenade that had landed in their midst, at the cost of serious personal injury.

*Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1929-2016)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1929-11-04
- **Died:** 2016-04-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Hector Cafferata](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Cafferata)
- [هيكتور اى. كافيراتا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%89._%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7)
- [Hector A. Cafferata Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_A._Cafferata_Jr.)
- [Гектор Альберт Кафферата-молодший](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Кафферата, Эктор Альберт](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%2C_%D0%AD%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82)
- [Hector A. Cafferata Jr.](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_A._Cafferata_Jr.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5696572)

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