World War I Navy hero, first Puerto Rican to graduate from the Naval Academy, may get Medal of Honor 52 years after death

The Valor Medals Review Project is studying World War I African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Jewish American and Native American service members who may have been unfairly denied the Medal of Honor because of their racial or religious background.

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