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Medal of Honor Recipient

Demensio Rivera

U.S. Army · Korean War

MOH-RC-002984Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 2014

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Medal of Honor

1951-05-22

Changyongni, Korea

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Korean War
Unit or command
2d Platoon, Company G, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division
Presentation date
March 18, 2014

The Citation

Sources ↓
Then-Pvt. Demensio Rivera is being recognized for his actions at Changyongni, Korea, May 22-23, 1951. When the outpost area occupied by his platoon was assaulted during the night, Rivera, an automatic rifleman, held his forward position tenaciously, although exposed to very heavy fire. When his rifle became inoperative, Rivera employed his pistol and grenades, and eventually fought the enemy hand-to-hand and forced them back.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Demensio Rivera — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002999
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
New York
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
5c814e51021d6a39957d901789737b4d00e729750e0a5b431e859a4980c53929

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current Society structured field gives May 22, 1951, while the citation narrative says May 23. The structured field is retained and the discrepancy is documented; the rendered unit typo “Intantry” is not propagated.