1928 - 1951
Herbert K. Pililaau American Military
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| First Name |
Herbert
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| Middle Name |
K.
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| Last Name |
Pililaau
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| Birthday |
10th October, 1928
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| Birthplace |
Wai'anae, Hawai'i
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| Died |
17th September, 1951
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| Place of Death |
Heartbreak Ridge, Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, Korea
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| Buried |
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Military
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Herbert Kailieha Pililaʻau (October 10, 1928 – September 17, 1951) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. A Native Hawaiian who was born and raised on the island of Oʻahu, he was drafted into the military as a young man. Sent to Korea in early 1951, he participated as an automatic rifleman in the Battle of Bloody Ridge. During the subsequent Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, he voluntarily stayed behind to cover his unit's withdrawal
in the face of an intense attack by North Korean forces. Alone, he held off the assault using his automatic rifle and hand grenades and, after exhausting all available ammunition, engaged the attackers in hand to hand combat until being overrun and killed. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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