Medal of Honor
1944-05-27 through 1944-05-28
Aprilia, Italy
- Rank at action
- Private First Class
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War II
- Unit or command
- 2d Platoon, Company L, 180th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division
- Presentation date
- March 18, 2014
The Citation
Sources ↓Pfc. Salvador Lara was bestowed the Medal of Honor to recognize his valorous actions in Aprilia, Italy, May 27-28, 1944. During the fight, May 27, he aggressively led his rifle squad in neutralizing multiple enemy strong points and inflicting large numbers of casualties on the enemy. The next morning, as his company resumed the attack, Lara sustained a severe leg wound, but did not stop to receive first aid. Lara continued his exemplary performance until he captured his objective.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Salvador J Lara — 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-002935
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Riverside, CA
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 0a3dbcd5a184ec9ee9a19982fca7b829af9885040b35608146c24dc09c1c172a
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.