Henry Mucci
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Died when: 86 years 47 days (1033 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Henry Andrews Mucci (March 4, 1909 – April 20, 1997) was a colonel in the United States Army Rangers.In January 1945, during World War II, he led a force of 121 Army Rangers on a mission which rescued 513 survivors of the Bataan Death March from Cabanatuan Prison Camp, despite being heavily outnumbered.
It is widely considered the most successful rescue mission in the history of the United States military.
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