List of Mexican Americans - Military Figures

Military Figures

• Bertrand Blanchard Acosta - Aviator, Fighter Pilot
• Lucian Adams - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Everett Alvarez Jr. - Navy LCdr/Pilot who endured 8.5 years in Vietnamese captivity and one of the longest periods as a U.S. prisoner of war (POW)
• David B. Barkley - Medal of Honor (World War I)
• Roy Benavidez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
• Robert Cardenas - U.S. Air Force Brigadier General
• Richard E. Cavazos - first U.S. Army Hispanic 4-star general, Distinguished Service Cross (Korea and Vietnam)
• Kathlene Contres - U.S. Navy
• Emilio A. De La Garza - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Ralph Ellis Dias - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Daniel Fernandez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• José María Flores - General and Governor of Alta California (Mexican American War)
• Guy Gabaldon - Navy Cross recipient, credited with capturing (or persuading to surrender) about 1,500 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the Battle of Saipan (World War II)
• Marcario Garcia - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Edward Gomez- Medal of Honor (Korean War)
• Harold Gonsalves - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• David M. Gonzales(1923–1945) - Medal of Honor (World War II) First in Los Angeles
• Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Freddy Gonzalez - Medal of Honor, KIA in Huế (Vietnam)
• Ambrosio Guillen- Medal of Honor (Korean War)
• Rodolfo P. Hernandez - Medal of Honor (Korean War)
• Silvestre S. Herrera - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Edward Hidalgo - former Secretary of the Navy
• Jose F. Jimenez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Miguel Keith - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. - first Mexican American buried in Arlington National Cemetery (World War II)
• Jose M. Lopez- Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Nicolas Lucero - French Croix de guerre (World War I)
• Benito Martinez - Medal of Honor (Korean War)
• Joe P. Martinez - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr. - highly decorated Colonel, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (World War II)
• Tony Mendez - ex-CIA agent, portrayed in 2012 American film Argo.
• Ernest Medina - Captain of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division
• Francisco Mercado, Jr. - Distinguished Service Cross
• Eugene A. Obregon- Medal of Honor (Korean War)
• Rafael Peralta - Navy Cross (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
• Oscar F. Perdomo - United States Air Force Flying ace (World War II)
• Manuel Perez Jr. - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Lori Piestewa (1973–2003) - the first woman in the U.S. armed forces killed in the 2003 Iraq war
• Alfred V. Rascon - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Louis R. Rocco - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Cleto Rodriguez - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Joseph C. Rodriguez - Medal of Honor (Korean War)
• Alejandro R. Ruiz - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Ricardo Sanchez - United States Army General and Author (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
• Marcelino Serna - Distinguished Service Cross (World War I)
• France Silva - Medal of Honor (Boxer Rebellion)
• Eugene Suarez - U.S. Marine, war photographer, World War II and Korea
• Jose F. Valdez - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Eugene A. Valencia, Jr. - Flying Ace (World War II), Navy Cross
• Alfred Valenzuela -Major General, United States Army
• Jay R. Vargas - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Ysmael R. Villegas - Medal of Honor (World War II)
• Maximo Yabes - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
• Miguel Marquez - Aircraft Fuel Systems Journeyman, SSgt, Retired 10 APR 2012, OIF/OEF Veteran, USAF