Benitez, Rafael Celestino
- Date of birth:
- March 9th, 1917 (Juncos, Puerto Rico)
- Date of death:
- March 6th, 1999 (Memorial Hospital-Easton/Maryland, United States)
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Goldstein R., (April 5, 1999), Rear Admiral R.C. Benitez, 81, Dies; Led Cold War Rescue, The New York Times
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