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Benerito Seferino Archuleta	World War II	By Heather Hilliard The six months Bennie Archuleta spent in battle in Europe during World War II changed his life forever. As a 17-year-old teenager, he had rarely traveled outside of the American Southwest. But as a soldier in the... Read More	Brian Daugherty
Eva Maria Rains Archuleta	World War II	By Rachel Finney Born in her grandmother's home in 1926, in the small agricultural town of Las Tusas in northern New Mexico, Eva Maria Archuleta lived a life of modest means, like most during the World War II era. With no electricity... Read More	Adrianna Lujan
Adan Daniel "Dan" Arellano	Vietnam	By Jennifer Monsees Once a migrant worker, Dan Arellano became a realtor; once a struggling student he turned into an author. Arellano had a way of taking life’s difficult lessons and making the most of them. The Navy veteran used... Read More	Manuel G. Aviles-Santiago
Frank Arellano	World War II	By Veronica Sainz In the early morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, 22-year-old Frank Arellano had just gone down for breakfast at Schoffield Barracks, on the Hawiian Island of Oahu, when he heard the sound of machine guns firing. He... Read More	Rea Ann Trotter
Ubaldo Arizmendi	World War II	By Gin Kai Ubalbo C. Arizmendi is grateful to have seen the world, but regrets having seen it at a time when it was trying to destroy itself. Born in the South Texas town of Brownsville, Arizmendi was 8 when his mother died. Although... Read More	Andrea Shearer
Jesus Leyva Armendaríz	World War II	By Ellie K. Fehd Jesus Leyva Armendaríz went from the depths of poverty during his Depression-era childhood in El Paso, Texas, to unimagined heights as a member of the famed "Blue Devils" of World War II. Armendaríz served as a medic... Read More	Mariel Garza
Albert Armendariz	World War II	By Shannon Owens Albert Armendariz has practiced law in Texas for over 50 years. The 81-year-old WWII veteran spends many weekends driving to represent his immigrant clients in West Texas who are trapped in the legal system. "It's... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Tom Armendariz	World War II	By Casey Zertuche For 72-year-old Thomas Armendariz, it was difficult to conjure up memories of World War II, though he does recall being assigned to a unit that included many Mexican Americans. "I wasn't a volunteer. I was drafted... Read More	William Luna
Ceprian Armijo	World War II	By Silky Shah Ceprian Armijo started working on nearby farms with his father in his hometown of Avondale, Colorado when he was at about 8 years old. Little did he know that nearly ten years later he would be going off to fight in World War... Read More	Rea Ann Trotter
Andres Arredondo	World War II	By Valerie Venegas Andres Arredondo dealt with adversity throughout his life. He overcome the death of his father at an early age and endured the torture of being a prisoner of war during World War II. Yet, through it all, he has managed to... Read More	Juan De la Cruz
Raul P. Arreola	World War II	Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Felicita Munguia Arriaga	Political & Civic Engagement	By Hope Teel In 1959, Felicita Munguia Arriaga was a 12-year-old accompanying her mother to the polls, where the older woman planned to cast her vote for a man named Joe Hubenak. Very few Hispanics were voting during that time for... Read More	Hope Teel
Modesto Arriaga	Political & Civic Engagement	By Faith Daniel Modesto Arriaga was playing baseball with his church team, the Rosenberg Lions, when a police car pulled up and asked for one of his teammates to go with them. Later, the other boys would learn that the ballplayer’s older... Read More	Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Cirilo Primo Arteaga	World War II	By Erin Brady Cirilo Primo Arteaga's parents came to the U.S. in 1918, fleeing the violence that followed the Mexican Revolution. His parents instilled in him a deep sense of patriotism for their adopted country. He also learned an... Read More
Joseph Marion Autobee	World War II	By Joseph Money Joe Autobee, of Publo, Colorado, grew accustomed to the taste of whiskey during his WWII service. As an Air Corps gunner pilot during World War II, he was given a sandwich and a glass of whiskey at the end of every raid... Read More	Rea Ann Trotter
Imogene Davis Avalos	World War II	By Karin Brulliard When Imogene "Jean" Davis first laid eyes on Alfred Avalos in September of 1942, she didn’t notice he was more than a decade her senior, and that his skin was several shades darker than hers. She saw only that he was... Read More	Karin Brulliard
Rachel Ayala	Political & Civic Engagement	For 45 years, Rachel Medina Ayala was an educator in Brownsville, Texas, working her way up from elementary school teacher to assistant superintendent. Ayala was born May 13, 1947, in Brownsville to Francisco Medina and Maria Torres Medina... Read More	Cecilia Gonzales
David Ayala	Political & Civic Engagement	Not getting an education was “not an option” for David Ayala and his three siblings. Ayala was born March 3, 1949, in Pharr, Texas, to Marcelino and Ana Maria (Guajardo) Ayala. After he graduated from high school in 1967, he attended Pan... Read More	Martin do Nasciemento
Arnulfo D. Azios	World War II	By Ann Harbour As the tower bells at the University of Texas at Austin rang "You're in the Army Now," Arnulfo “A.D.” Azios and fellow members of what was called the Enlisted Reserve Corps were called to duty. Judge Azios proudly recalls... Read More	Mr. Paul Rodriguez Zepeda
Eloy D. Baca	World War II	By Henry Mendoza That his Purple Heart came in the mail long after he was home probably says the most about Eloy Baca's tenure as a soldier in the United States Army and, for that matter, the way most Latino veterans approached World War... Read More	Brian Lucero
Dennis Baca	World War II	By Karen Matthews Dennis Baca still cries when he thinks of the friends he lost during World War II. Even now, 57 years after his discharge from the U.S. Army, his voice becomes choked with emotion as he recalls the battles, the hardships... Read More	Violeta Dominguez
Juan Antonio Baez	World War II	By David Muto Juan Antonio Báez remembers sitting with two fellow soldiers on a hillside, singing their favorite Puerto Rican songs. World War II had taken them far from their homeland, a nation, for Báez, of poverty and hardship. ... Read More	Robert Rivas
Juan Baggio	World War II	By John Lee Though he was never stationed on the battle front, the early portions of Juan Baggio’s life prepared him to serve his country on the home front during World War II. “My dad died three months before I was born and my... Read More	Adolfo Dominguez
Delfina Cooremans Baladez	World War II	By Kim Loop Sisters Wilhelmina Cooremans Vasquez, 79, and Delfina Cooremans Baladez, 81, have done nearly everything together throughout their lives, including joining the workforce during World War II. In early 1942, when the United... Read More	Brenda Sendejo
Lorenzo Banegas	World War II	Lorenzo Banegas was one of more than 1,700 New Mexico National Guard soldiers taken prisoner on Bataan. No state paid a higher price - more than 900 New Mexico captives died. Banegas survived, but even today - 72 years old and retired in... Read More	Robert C. Moore
Uriel Robles Bañuelos	Vietnam	By Stephanie De Luna At around 1 a.m. on Jan. 10, 1969, gunner Uriel “Ben” Bañuelos and other soldiers were roused from their sleep at Fire Support Base Pershing, 40-50 miles northwest of Saigon. Bañuelos and the other men were in an... Read More	Samantha Salazar
Amador Barbosa	World War II	By Meredith Stencil Amador Barbosa seems so matter of fact about his wartime experiences -- almost too matter of fact when you consider his primary responsibility was to clear mines and unexploded devices, as well as trudge through combat... Read More	Manny Lopez
Genovevo Bargas	World War II	By Borger Bargas On April 29, 1945, Genovevo Bargas and some of his shipmates looked to the sky from the deck of the USS Comfort. A Japanese kamikaze was headed straight for their hospital ship. They were in the midst of the Battle of... Read More	Raquel C. Garza
Placida Peña Barrera	World War II	By: Emily Burgess Placida P. Barrera vividly remembers her childhood days in the dry heat of Guerra, Texas, also known as "El Colorado" Ranch, where she’d help her father plant corn, pumpkins and watermelon. Just as clearly, she... Read More	Virgilio Roel
Margarito Barrientes	World War II	A family man and skilled orator, Margarito Barrientes rarely spoke to his loved ones about his experience in World War II. For the longest time, he kept to himself his recollections of hiding in foxholes and interacting with civilians in the... Read More
Gonzalo Barrientos	Political & Civic Engagement	By Ashley Mastervich As one of the first Mexican Americans to represent Travis County in the Texas House of Representatives and Senate, Gonzalo Barrientos Jr. was part of the first wave of Latino officials who led the way for minority... Read More	Ashley Mastervich
Marcelino Ramirez Bautista	World War II	Shortly after Marcelino Ramirez Bautista’s mother, Petra Ramirez, died in 1916, Bautista’s father took young Bautista with him when he left Zacatecas, Mexico, for New Mexico in search of work. When Tiburcio Bautista lost his job in the... Read More
Henry A Bebon	World War II	By Marisa Galvan Not everyone in World War II worked on the front lines or manned the battleships. There were those who served behind the lines, who provided basic services and support and who were often taken for granted. Henry A.... Read More	Lynn Maguire-Walker
Antonio Becerra	World War II, Political & Civic Engagement	By Martin do Nascimento Antonio Becerra has always found a way to remain steadfast, persistent and determined in the face of adversity - first as a Mexican American growing up in rural Texas in the 1920s and '30s, then as a German prisoner... Read More	Martin Do Nascimento
Philip James Benavides	World War II	By Rachna Sheth and Sandra Taylor Philip James Benavides had a dream when he joined the United States Marine Corps in the summer of 1941: He wanted to make music. But within three and a half years, particularly after three months of torture... Read More	Robert Rivas
Fernando Bernacett	World War II	By Jenny White When Fernando Bernacett came to New York City to find his father as a 6-year-old in 1929, he had no idea what an adventure he was beginning. By the time the Puerto Rico native retired in Miami, he’d witnessed the Great... Read More	Paul Harrigan
Joe Bernal	World War II	By Erin Peterson Minorities living in Texas owe Joe Bernal a favor. As a first-term State Representative from San Antonio’s West Side during the 1960s, Bernal’s first bill aimed to wipe discrimination laws off the books. At a time of... Read More	Mr. Valentino Mauricio
Bobby G. Biers	Vietnam	By Emily Macrander Marine veteran Robert "Bobby" Biers recalls more distress as a drill instructor dodging comments from mothers than when he was on the frontlines in South Vietnam. "I had these mothers calling me up, asking me, '... Read More	Marc Hamel
Stanley Bittinger	Political & Civic Engagement	By: Voces Staff The main topic of this interview centered around professor Stanley Bittinger’s life during the chicano movement in South Texas, and the experiences he had working at Texas A&I University during this time as well. The... Read More	Alex Valdez
Frank Bonilla	World War II	By Anne Quach Frank Bonilla planned to attend college after finishing high school, but within two weeks of graduation, he was drafted into the Army to fight in World War II. After his experiences in Europe, including action in the... Read More	Mario Barrera
José Borja	World War II	By Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez Every year at Christmas, José Borja organizes a celebration at a nearby Veterans Administration Hospital, in particular to honor aging Merchant Marines. The cause of recognizing the Merchant Marines has... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Adolfo Borrego	World War II	By Mariel Davis While fighting in Europe during World War II between 1943 and 1945, Adolfo Borrego said he felt no fear because he believed he was under God's protection. As he laid out a world map on a kitchen table, Borrego pointed... Read More	Brian Lucero
Alberto Bosquez	World War II	By Jane O’Brien Fourteen-year-old Alberto Bosquez grabbed his stack of newspapers in 1941, headed to downtown San Antonio and began dealing them out. "Extra! Extra!" he called out, "Japan bombs Pearl Harbor!" Aside from the papers... Read More	Jane O’Brien
Mary A. Bossom	World War II	By Stephanie Threinen Alabama native Nathan Edgar Bossom had never set foot outside of the South before he was drafted into World War II at the age of 20. Although he’s Anglo, Bossom notes there was camaraderie among the troops of his... Read More	Yudith Vargas
Nathan Edgar Bossom	World War II	By Stephanie Threinen Alabama native Nathan Edgar Bossom had never set foot outside of the South before he was drafted into World War II at the age of 20. Although he’s Anglo, Bossom notes there was camaraderie among the troops of his... Read More	Yudith Vargas
Trinidad D. Botello	World War II	By Patrick Lynch The story of the Botello brothers – Crisantos, Gregorio, John, Simon and Trinidad, who all served during World War II – is one of honor and bravery. And thanks to another of the brothers, their tales of... Read More
Simon D. Botello	World War II	By Patrick Lynch The story of the Botello brothers – Crisantos, Gregorio, John, Simon and Trinidad, who all served during World War II – is one of honor and bravery. And thanks to another of the brothers, their tales of heroism won’t be... Read More
John D. Botello	World War II	By Patrick Lynch The story of the Botello brothers – Crisantos, Gregorio, John, Simon and Trinidad, who all served during World War II – is one of honor and bravery. And thanks to another of the brothers, their tales of heroism won’t be... Read More
Crisantos D. Botello	World War II	By Patrick Lynch The story of the Botello brothers – Crisantos, Gregorio, John, Simon and Trinidad, who all served during World War II – is one of honor and bravery. And thanks to another of the brothers, their tales of heroism won’t be... Read More
Eduardo Botello	World War II	By Xochitl Salazar On Friday, Oct. 13, 1944, the 79th Infantry Division was in its 23rd day of battle against German forces in the eastern part of Alsace-Lorraine, France. Eduardo Botello, in a platoon of 27 men, walked slowly and... Read More	Xochitl Salazar