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Ferencz, Benjamin Berell "Ben"

Date of birth:
March 11th, 1920 (Nagysomkút, Kingdom of Hungary)
Date of death:
April 7th, 2023 (Boynton Beach/Florida, USA)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 7th, 2022
Governor's Medal of Freedom
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 2022
"In recognition of his service to the United States and the international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and his lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and the rule of law."
Congressional Gold Medal

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