USCIS: Named for Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipient

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USCIS Facilities Named for Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients

March 25 is National Medal of Honor Day, a date set aside each year to pay tribute to the recipients of our nation’s highest award for valor. Since the first Medals of Honor were presented during the Civil War, more than 700 recipients of the award have been immigrants who distinguished themselves by their gallantry during military action.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognizes the extraordinary heroism of this select group of heroes by dedicating space in 18 of our facilities to recognize their gallantry and tremendous courage. Their bravery serves as an enduring reminder that immigrant recipients of the Medal of Honor embody the best of American values and continues to inspire us today.

The following USCIS facilities and spaces are named for immigrant Medal of Honor recipients:

USCIS 111 Massachusetts Ave. Headquarters Building, Washington, DC
Army Staff Sergeant Isadore Jachman - World War II

USCIS Buffalo, New York Verification Operations Center
Army Sergeant Major John M. Farquhar - Civil War

USCIS Dallas District Office
Army Air Force Sergeant Archibald Mathies - World War II

USCIS Denver District Office
Army Trumpeter Isaac Payne - Indian Wars

USCIS Detroit District and Field Offices and Application Support Center
Army Private First Class George Dilboy - World War I

USCIS Field Office, Orlando, Florida
Army Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera - World War II Army Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera - World War II

USCIS Headquarters Conference Center, Washington, DC
Navy Chief Watertender Peter Tomich - World War II

USCIS Headquarters History Office and Library, Washington, DC
Army Sergeant James I. Mestrovitch - World War I

USCIS Hialeah, Florida Field Office and Application Support Center
Marine Corps Sergeant Louis Cukela - World War I

USCIS Kendall, Florida Field Office and Application Support Center

USCIS Lawrence, Massachusetts Field Office and Application Support Center
Army Sergeant Thomas Plunkett - Civil War

USCIS Manchester, New Hampshire Field Office
Army Sergeant Major Abraham Cohn - Civil War

USCIS Miami District and Field Offices and Application Support Center
Army Private Macario Garcia - World War II

USCIS Oakland Park, Florida Field Office and Application Support Center
Army Corporal Tibor "Ted" Rubin - Korea

USCIS Providence Rhode Island Field Office

USCIS Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Field Office and Application Support Center
Marine Corps Sergeant Matej Kocak - World War I

USCIS Southeast Regional Office Orlando, Florida
Army Staff Sergeant Laszlo Rabel - Vietnam

USCIS West Palm Beach Florida Field Office and Application Support Center
Marine Corp Private Henry Lewis Hulbert - Philippine Insurrection

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SSG Rabel, 74th Infantry Det (LRP), 173d Airborne Brigade, is one of ours:

"Staff Sergeant Rabel distinguished himself while serving as leader of Team Delta. Two hours before noon his men were in a defensive perimeter conducting reconnaissance of enemy trail networks when a member of the team detected enemy movement to the front. As Staff Sergeant Rabel and a comrade prepared to clear the area, he heard an incoming grenade as it landed in the midst of the team's perimeter. With complete disregard for his life, Staff Sergeant Rabel threw himself on the grenade and, covering it with his body, received the complete impact of the immediate explosion. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his safety and profound concern for his fellow soldiers, he averted the loss of life and injury to the other members of his team."

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