 Garcia died instantly.Garcia, whose remains were never recovered, became the first Puerto Rican Medal of Honor recipient.On September 8, 1952, Private First Class Ramón Núñez-Juarez (1932–1952) who was assigned as an automatic rifleman to Company E of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (2/1), 1st Marine Division was manning Outpost Siberia with a squad of 15 men.