Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War Hero

by John W. Flores

At the age of 21, Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez was killed during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. For his actions defending his platoon that day, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Later, in 1996, in honor of his actions a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Gonzalez, was named after him.

This biography, an outgrowth of the author's 2006 book, When the River Dreams, covers Gonzalez's birth in 1946 to a 16-year-old...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474211
• ISBN13: 9780786474219
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"