Medal of Honor
1952-09-21
Chorwon, Korea
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Unit or command
- Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division
- Presentation date
- March 18, 2014
The Citation
Sources ↓Vera is being recognized for his heroic actions at Chorwon, Korea, Sept. 21, 1952. While Vera's unit attempted to retake the right sector of "Old Baldy", they came under heavy fire at close range and were forced back. Vera selflessly chose to stay behind and cover the troop's withdrawal, and lost his life during this action.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Miguel A Vera — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003058
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 15af5489a874528a7665e638b1214b27052fe526fc4c82a49d86d39097f22a38
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current Society heading omits punctuation in the middle initial; the legacy punctuated form remains an alias.