Humbert Roque Versace

Humbert Roque Versace
Humbert Roque Versace
	Captain Humbert Roque Versace, Medal of Honor recipient
Nickname(s)	Rocky
Born	July 2, 1937; Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Died	September 26, 1965 (aged 28); U Minh forest swamp, An Xuyen Province (Ca Mau), South Vietnam
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Buried	Remains never recovered; memorial headstone at Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1959–1965
Rank	Captain
Unit	Military Assistance Advisory Group
Battles/wars	Vietnam War (POW)
Awards	Medal of Honor; Purple Heart

Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican–Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity.^[1]^[2]

^ Bush, George W. (July 8, 2002). "President Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero". Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2019 – via www.mishalov.com. Remarks by the President Bush at the Presentation of the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House.
^ Bush, George W. (July 8, 2002). "President Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

[MOH_PresidentRemarks-1] Bush, George W. (July 8, 2002). "President Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero". Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2019 – via www.mishalov.com. Remarks by the President Bush at the Presentation of the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House.

[2] Bush, George W. (July 8, 2002). "President Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

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