- Rafel Toro
Infobox Military Person
name= Rafel Toro
born= unknown
died= death date|1927|7|25
placeofbirth=Humacao, Puerto Rico
placeofdeath=Nicaragua
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serviceyears=
rank= Private
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battles=Banana Wars *U.S. occupation of Nicaragua
awards=Navy Cross Purple Heart
laterwork=Private Rafel Toro (born in
Humacao, Puerto Rico ) was aUnited States Marine Corps private who was posthumously awarded theNavy Cross for his "extraordinary heroism in battle"Toro Navy Cross citation.] while fighting in Nicaragua during the second Nicaragua campaign in 1927.Toro was part of the U.S. Marine Corps occupation force in Nicaragua, serving with the Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua. On July 25, 1927, Private Toro was on advance guard duty into
Nueva Segovia . As he rode into town, he was attacked; returning fire, he was able to hold back the enemy until reinforcements arrived. He was mortally wounded in this action for which he was posthumuously awarded the Navy Cross.Navy Cross citation
TORO, RAFEL
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua
Date of Action: July 25, 1927
Citation:
Authority - USMC Communiqué: 205227 ACE-jfb (December 21, 1927)Born: at Humacao, Puerto RicoHome Town: Humacao, Puerto RicoHonors
On May 28, 2007 —
Memorial Day — SenatorKenneth McClintock , President of theSenate of Puerto Rico , along with Puerto Rico National GuardAdjutant General Colonel David Carrión, unveiled the names of Puerto Rican military heroes most recently added to "El Monumento de la Recordacion" (the Monument of Remembrance). Among those newly honored were Rafel Toro,Manuel Rivera, Jr. andMedal of Honor recipientHumbert Roque Versace ."El Vocero ", May 29, 2007, page 3.] The monument, which honors Puerto Rico's fallen military, is located in front of the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Awards and decorations
Among Rafel Toro's awards and decorations are the following:
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*ee also
*List of famous Puerto Ricans-Military
*Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross Notes
References
*cite web|url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/valorbooks/library/usmc/03_NCinterim.doc
accessdate=2007-01-19
title=Toro, Rafel (citation)
page=37
work=U.S. Marine Corps Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1919 – 1942
publisher=Compiled by C. Douglas Sterner, HomeofHeroes.com
format=Word document
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