PFC. Ramon S. Subejano was a Filipino-American soldier who earned the nickname One Man Army for slaying bodies all over the European Theater during WW2.
He served with Co. A, 358th Inf. Reg., 90th Inf Div and saw combat on Utah Beach on DDAY, the Ardennes, Northern France, the Netherlands, and deep into Germany.
He served as a sniper, was wounded a total of 4 times during the war, earned 17 medals, and has been credited for killing hundreds of Germans, reports suggest up to 400.
During one battle, he was the sole survivor of his unit after his patrol was ambushed.
On December 7, 1944 in the vicinity of Dillengen, Germany, Subejano single handedly attacked a fortified building, making his way under devastating 20 mm and machine gun fire.
He entered the enemy filled structure, going from room to room, killing five enemy, wounding six and capturing 37; an action which would earn him the Silver Star.
At the end of the war he was flown to London for the victory parade, where he was presented to King George and Sir Winston Churchill. Back in the States, he was hailed as a hero and in later life met Marilyn Monroe, JFK and other famous people.
He died in 1988 and is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
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