Navy Cross Recipient
Carmen Contreras-Bozak (U.S. Army)
The first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps.
Christina M. Alvarado (U.S. Navy)
The first nurse to command Naval Reserve Expeditionary Medical Facility “Dallas One”, the first nurse of Hispanic heritage to be selected to the rank of rear admiral (one star) in the Nurse Corps and the first Hispanic female to achieve the rank of Rear Admiral Upper Half (two star).
David Glasgow Farragut (U.S. Navy)
The first officer given the rank of admiral in the United States Navy.
Harold Gonsalves (U.S. Marines)
The only Latino Marine to earn the Medal of Honor during World War II.
Horacio Rivero, Jr. (U.S. Navy)
The first Puerto Rican and Hispanic four-star admiral, and the second Hispanic to hold that rank in the modern United States Navy, after the American Civil War Admiral David Glasgow Farragut.
The first Medal of Honor awarded to a Hispanic American in World War II.
The highest-ranking Hispanic-American woman officer in the U.S. Navy until her retirement in 2010 after 30 years of service.
Known for disguising herself as a man and served as a Confederate officer and spy during the American Civil War.
Former U.S. Secretary of the Army
The first Latino brigadier general in the U.S. Army, and the first Latino to be promoted to the rank of four-star general.
UNT Dallas Library: Hispanic & Latin American Studies: Key Historical Figures (2024)
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