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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)
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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