Bruno R. Orig

Bruno R. Orig (January 1930 – 15 February 1951) was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 January 2025 for his actions during the Battle of Chipyong-ni in the Korean War.

Early life Bruno Orig was born in January 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was one of eight children raised in Honolulu by his mother Gregoria, father Hilario Orig (who died at age 41) and stepfather Leon Omboy. All three of his parents came to Hawaii from the Philippines. He graduated from Farrington High School in 1949.

Military career Predident Joe Biden with Loretta Orig, sister of former U.S. Army Pvt. Bruno R. Orig, during the reading of Pvt. Orig's Medal of Honor citation Orig enlisted in the United States Army in August 1950 and was trained as a light weapons infantryman. He was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, in South Korea. After only three months in country, Orig distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy forces in the vicinity of Chipyong-ni on 15 February 1951. alt=A metal device depicting a blue bar with a rifle, in front of a wreath of silver leaves.