<P> Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria , PVC ( 29 November 1935 -- 5 December 1961 ) was an Indian Army officer and member of a United Nations peacekeeping force . He is the only UN peacekeeper to receive the Param Vir Chakra ( PVC ) , India 's highest wartime military decoration . Singh was an alumnus of King George 's Royal Military College and the National Defence Academy . He was the first NDA alumnus and only UN Peacekeeper to be awarded a PVC . </P>
which soldier was awarded the param vir chakra after he was martyred during un peacekeeping mission
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria