Medal of Honor

I read your Aug. 31 portrait of the World War II hero Guy Louis Gabaldon with great interest. The article contains a misleading statement that no Mexican American won the Medal of Honor in “either world war.” This may be true for the Marines, as the report seems to imply, but it should be clear that the Army awarded 17 Medals of Honor to Hispanics in World War II. Indeed, “The Medal of Honor of the U.S. Army,” published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, lists 17 Hispanic recipients of this distinguished award in World War II, including the names Marcario Garcia, David M. Gonzalez, Silvestre Herrera, Jose M. Lopez, Joe P. Martinez, Manual Perez Jr., Cleto Rodriguez, Alejandro Ruiz, Jose F. Valdez and Ysmael R. Villegas.

BRIAN J. JAUNAL

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