Manuel Perez, Jr.

Private First Class Manuel Prez, Jr. born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the United States highest military decoration, for his actions in Battle of Luzon during the Philippines campaign of World War II.

Prez was a MexicanAmerican born in Oklahoma City. As a young boy, he moved to Chicago, Ill where he was raised by his father, Manuel Prez, Sr., and his paternal grandmother. There he received his primary and secondary education. He worked for Best Foods, Inc. before joining the United States Army upon the outbreak of World War II. After his basic training, the Army sent him to paratrooper school.

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