Joseph H. De Castro
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 47 years 176 days (569 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Corporal Joseph H.De Castro (November 14, 1844 – May 8, 1892), was the first Hispanic American to be awarded the United States's highest military decoration for valor in combat—the Medal of Honor—for having distinguished himself during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.
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