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Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera (July 17, 1917 – November 26, 2007) was a member of the United States Army of Hispanic heritage who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II in Mertzwiller, France. His one-man charge on an enemy stronghold resulted in his single-handed capture of eight enemy soldiers. At the time of his death he was the only living person authorized to wear both the Medal of Honor and Mexico's Order of Military Merit-(Mexico) (First Class). The City of Phoenix officially renamed the portion of 3rd Street that runs from Indian School Road North into the park, "S. Herrera Way". Silvestre Herrera was an Arizona "legend".

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  • Silvestre S. Herrera
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  • Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera (July 17, 1917 – November 26, 2007) was a member of the United States Army of Hispanic heritage who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II in Mertzwiller, France. His one-man charge on an enemy stronghold resulted in his single-handed capture of eight enemy soldiers. At the time of his death he was the only living person authorized to wear both the Medal of Honor and Mexico's Order of Military Merit-(Mexico) (First Class). The City of Phoenix officially renamed the portion of 3rd Street that runs from Indian School Road North into the park, "S. Herrera Way". Silvestre Herrera was an Arizona "legend".
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  • 1944(xsd:integer)
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  • 1917-07-17(xsd:date)
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  • Glendale, Arizona
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  • Silvestre S. Herrera
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  • PFC Silvestre S. Herrera, Medal of Honor recipient
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  • 60(xsd:integer)
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  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg
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  • Place of burial
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  • Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
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  • 2007-11-26(xsd:date)
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  • Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera (July 17, 1917 – November 26, 2007) was a member of the United States Army of Hispanic heritage who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II in Mertzwiller, France. His one-man charge on an enemy stronghold resulted in his single-handed capture of eight enemy soldiers. At the time of his death he was the only living person authorized to wear both the Medal of Honor and Mexico's Order of Military Merit-(Mexico) (First Class). The City of Phoenix officially renamed the portion of 3rd Street that runs from Indian School Road North into the park, "S. Herrera Way". Silvestre Herrera was an Arizona "legend".
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