page_title: List of Italian-American Medal of Honor recipients
section_title: Korean War
hierarchical_section_title: List of Italian-American Medal of Honor recipients / Korean War
caption_attribution_description: Joseph Vittori, USMC; posthumous Medal of Honor recipient for heroic actions during the Korean War; photo from official Marine Corps biography at http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Vittori_J.htm
context_page_description: The following is a list of Italian-American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who were awarded the American military's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is bestowed "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, in actual combat against an armed enemy force." The medal is awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of the Congress.
context_section_description: Reginald B. Desiderio
  Rank and organization: Captain, United States Army, commanding officer, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
  Date and place of action: Near Ipsok, Korea, 27 November 1950
  Entered service at: Gilroy, California
  Date and place of birth: 12 September 1918, Clairton, Pennsylvania
  Joseph Vittori
  Rank and organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps Reserve, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced)
  Date and place of action: 15 and 16 September 1951, Hill 749, Korea
  Entered service at: Beverly, Massachusetts
  Date and place of birth: 1 August 1929, Beverly, Massachusetts
caption: Joseph Vittori
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