This street was named for a man who earned the Congressional Medal of
Honor for jumping on a live grenade to save his squad in Korea (1951).
 What is it?

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Request for Question Clarification by aceresearcher-ga on 09 Jul 2004 10:44 PDT

The street is in what city?

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Clarification of Question by armani707-ga on 09 Jul 2004 11:12 PDT

Omaha, Nebraska

armani707 --

The answer is Edward "Babe" Gomez Avenue.  Here is an authoritative
reference to that avenue and the origin of its name:

"Edward ?Babe? Gomez Avenue (4800 South): honoring Omaha?s
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, who jumped on a live grenade
and saved his squad on September 14, 1951 in Korea."
Omaha Birthday: Omaha Short Stories
http://www.omahabirthday.com/omaha-streets.asp

Here is the text of PFC Gomez's citation for the Congressional Medal of Honor:

"GOMEZ, EDWARD 
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps,
Reserve, Company E, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division
(Rein.). Place and date: Korea, Hill 749, 14 September 1951. Entered
service at: Omaha, Nebr. Born: 10 August 1932, Omaha, Nebr. Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an ammunition
bearer in Company E, in action against enemy aggressor forces. Bolding
advancing with his squad in support of a group of riflemen assaulting
a series of strongly fortified and bitterly defended hostile positions
on Hill 749, Pfc. Gomez consistently exposed himself to the withering
barrage to keep his machine gun supplied with ammunition during the
drive forward to seize the objective. As his squad deployed to meet an
imminent counterattack, he voluntarily moved down an abandoned trench
to search for a new location for the gun and, when a hostile grenade
landed between himself and his weapon, shouted a warning to those
around him as he grasped the activated charge in his hand. Determined
to save his comrades, he unhesitatingly chose to sacrifice himself
and, diving into the ditch with the deadly missile, absorbed the
shattering violence of the explosion in his body. By his stouthearted
courage, incomparable valor, and decisive spirit of self-sacrifice,
Pfc. Gomez inspired the others to heroic efforts in subsequently
repelling the outnumbering foe, and his valiant conduct throughout
sustained and enhanced the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval
Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country."

U.S. Army: Congression Medal of Honor: Korean War (citations are in
alphabetical order)
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohkor2.htm


Search Strategy:

I found the roster of Congressional Medal of Honor winners with the
following Google search:

"congressional medal of honor" winners
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22congressional+medal+of+honor%22+winners


Based on the information in your question, I selected the list of
winners for the Korean War from the Army site's home page here:
U.S, Army: Congression Medal of Honor
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm

I then scanned the list of winners for the word "grenade" using the
Internet Explorer's "Find" feature and noted those awards that
referred to an incident in 1951 such as you described.

Based on your clarification, I immediately identified the serviceman
in question and found the information about the street naming using
the following Google search:

omaha gomez ave
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=omaha++%22gomez+ave%22


I am confident that this is the information you are seeking, and I am
happy to have been able to provide it to you promptly.  If anything is
unclear, please ask for clarification before rating the answer.


markj-ga

Correct and prompt answer.
Thank you,
Bip
Omaha, NE