What is Hector A. Cafferata Jr.?
{{Infobox military person |name= '''Hector Albert Cafferata, Jr.''' |birth_date= {{birth date|1929|11|4}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2016|4|12|1929|11|4}} |birth_place= [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |death_place= [[Venice, Florida|Venice]], [[Florida]] |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |image= Hector Cafferata 2010.jpg |caption= Hector A. Cafferata, Medal of Honor recipient, 2010 |nickname= |allegiance={{flagicon|United States}} [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears= 1948-1951 |rank= [[Private First Class]] |commands= |unit= [[2nd Battalion 7th Marines]] |battles= [[Battle of Chosin Reservoir]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]]<br/>[[Purple Heart]] |laterwork= }} '''Hector Albert Cafferata, Jr.''' (November 4, 1929 &ndash; April 12, 2016)<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2007-10-24 |url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Cafferata_HA.htm |title=Private First Class Hector Albert Cafferata, Jr., USMCR (Retired) |work=Who's Who in Marine Corps History |publisher=History Division, United States Marine Corps |archive-date=2011-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516215434/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Cafferata_HA.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a retired [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marine]]. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his heroic service at the [[Battle of Chosin Reservoir]] during the [[Korean War]]. == Life and career == He had been a [[Private (rank)|private]] during the War. In November 1950, he fought off a [[regiment]] of enemy forces by himself. He did this by throwing a live [[hand grenade|grenade]]. He badly injured himself by doing this. However, he saved the injured Marines in his unit. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the [[White House]] by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Harry S. Truman]] on November 24, 1952. Cafferata was born in [[New York City]]. He died on April 12, 2016 in [[Venice, Florida]], aged 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://