caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
'' puerto rican medal of honor recipient ` pfc fernando luis garcia '' ' first 1951-1952 25px united states marine corps kia in korea 5 september 1952 utuado , puerto rico united states united states of america 3rd battalion , 5th marines border place of burial korean war 14 october 1929 puerto rico national cemetery in bayamón , puerto rico a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star 50px private first class 150px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px fernando luis garcía
 fernando luis garcía
fernando luis garcía

private first class fernando luis garcía -lrb- october 14 , 1929 -- september 5 , 1952 -rrb- , a member of the united states marines , was the first of nine puerto ricans to be awarded the medal of honor posthumously .
