Salvador J. Lara

Salvador J. Lara ( – September 1, 1945) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Members of his family received the Medal of Honor flag from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in a March 19, 2014, ceremony when Lara was inducted into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. They received the actual medal from President Obama at the White House on March 18, 2014. The award comes through the Defense Authorization Act which called for a review of Jewish American and Hispanic American veterans from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to ensure that no prejudice was shown to those deserving the Medal of Honor. Lara, who was born in Riverside, California, is buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-Avold, Moselle, France.