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· WWII (Pacific) PFC Guy Gabby Gabaldon PFC
Guy "Gabby" Gabaldon distinguished himself by singlehandely
capturing 1,500 of the enemy WWII, and to date has not received the Medal of
Honor. It has been said that if he were of another "ethnic" group,
he would have been first to receive the MOH".
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Introduction: World War II (1941 -1945)
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Mexico | Salute to
Hispanic Fighter Pilots
The 201st Mexican Fighter
Squadron | Remember
the Alamo
It has been estimated that anywhere from
250,000 to 500,000 Hispanics served in the armed forces during World War
II. This represents a range of 2.5 to 5% of all persons who served during the
war.
Figures are imprecise because, with the
exception of Puerto Ricans, data on Hispanics were not maintained. We do know
that over 53,000 Puerto Ricans served during the period 1940-1946.
National guard units from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California
had a high representation of Mexican Americans. The US Army has
never segregated Hispanic soldiers. Members of Puerto Rico's National Guard,
of the present 65th USA
Reserve Command, and of its ancestors, the 65th Infantry Regiment and the
1899 Puerto Rican Regiment US
Volunteers, were residents of the island.
Approximately 200 Puerto Rican women
served in the Women's Army Corps.
The Hispanic participation in the war effort is difficult
to separate from the overall efforts of all the men and women who served in
our armed forces.
WWII (Europe ) 142nd Infantry Regiment from Texas.
WWII (Europe - France)
- 313th Infantry, 79th Infantry Divsion
WWII (Europe -Germany)
- 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
WWII (Europe -Belgium)
- 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division
WWII (Europe -France)
- 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division 2nd Battalion 141st
Infantry
WWII (Europe -Germany
& Central Europe) -65th Infantry (from Puerto Rico)
WWII (Pacific) - From the Country of Mexico -201st Mexican Fighter
Squadron (201 Escuadron der Caza)
WWII (Pacific -Philippines)
-148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
In the European Theater, Hispanics of the 36th Infantry Division from Texas, were some of the first American troops to land on
Italian soil at Salerno and suffered heavy
casualties during the controversial crossing of the Rapido
River near Cassino
Italy.
The 88th Infantry Division, composed mostly of draftees from the southwestern
states, was ranked in the top 10 for combat effectiveness and earned the
highest praise from their German adversaries after the war.
WWII - 2nd Armored Division was active in the African as well as the
campaign thruout Elurope in World War II. There were a great number of
Hispanics in the 2nd, they should not be forgotten. by Howard
Swonger
Carmen Contreras-Bozak became the first Hispanic woman to serve in the
Womens Army Corps as an interpreter and in numerous administrative
capacities.
An Arizona woman, Sgt. Vicenta R. Torres,
was among the first to serve overseas in Italy.
Another woman who joined the war effort was Pvt. C. Contreras, who added a
distinctive footnote to her name, "the 750th Arizona woman to join the Army
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