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SEARCH ABBREVIATIONS:

CO. A – Company A
HQ HQ CO – Headquarters & Headquarters Co.
HQ CO 1 BN – Headquarters Co. 1st Battalion
HQ CO 2 BN – Headquarters Co. 2nd Battalion
HQ CO 3 BN – Headquarters Co. 3rd Battalion
HVY MORTAR CO – Heavy Mortar Co.
HVY TANK CO – Heavy Tank Co.
MEDICAL CO – Medical Company
SVC CO – Service Company
WWII – World War II
WWI – World War I

1LT – First Lieutenant / Primer Teniente
2LT – Second Lieutenant / Segundo Teniente
BG – Brigadier General / General de Brigada
CPT – Captain / Capitán
COL – Colonel / Coronel
CMDR – Commander / Comandante
CPL – Corporal / Cabo
CSM – Command Sergeant Major / Sargento Mayor de Comando
CWO – Chief Warrant Officer / “Warrant Officer” en Jefe
GEN – General / General
LTC – Lieutenant Colonel / Teniente Coronel
MAJ – Major / Mayor
MG – Major General / Mayor General
MSG – Master Sergeant / Sargento Maestro
PFC – Private First Class / Soldado Primera Clase
PVT – Private / Soldado
1SG – First Sergeant / Primer Sargento
SFC – Sergeant First Class / Sargento Primera Clase
SGM – Sergeant Major / Sargento Mayor
SGT – Sergeant / Sargento
SSG – Staff Sergeant / Sargento de Personal
WO – Warrant Officer / “Warrant Officer”

Keywords:
ARNG – Army National Guard/Guardia Nacional del Ejército
Deceased – muerto
Killed in action – muerto en acción
Missing in action – desaparecido en acción
POW – prisoner of war / prisionero de guerra
Ret. – Retired / licenciado
USAF – U.S. Air Force /Fuerza Aérea de los EE.UU.
USMA – U.S. Military Academy West Point / Academia Militar de West Point
USN – U.S. Navy / Marina de los EE.UU.

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PVT Tomas Martinez-Candelario Co. B 1953 (Missing in action 7/17/1953)

Eugenio Martinez-Matos Co. L 1952 (Deceased 2013)

Evaristo Martinez-Rivera CO E 1952-1953

Cruz Martinez-Suarez Co. I 1952-1953 (Deceased 2017)

Miguel Martir-Lopez Co. K 1951-1952 (Deceased 2022)

LTC Teofilo Marxuach (Ret.) Porto Rico Regt. 1905-1922; served 17 yrs. (Deceased 1939)

PFC Ivan Mas-Silva CO A, Purple Heart (Killed in action 1/25/1952)

SFC Angel Matos-Torres (Ret.) Co. E 1951, Bronze Star (Deceased 2016)

Cristobal Maymi-Borras Co. I WWII (Deceased 2010)

Benigno Mayol-Figueroa CO K 1951, Purple Heart, Died of wounds 8/17/1951

CPT Joseph P. McCanna Co. K 1951, Bronze Star for Meritorious Service

James E. McCarthy HQ HQ CO 1953-1954, Bronze Star (Meritorious Svc)

COL Walter M. McCostlin (Ret.) HQ HQ CO-I&R Platoon, 1951, Purple Heart (Deceased 2019)

Dionisio Medina Co. B 1951-1953 (Deceased 2002)

Raymond H. Medina Co. A 1950-1953; POW

Enrique Medina-Gago Co. F 1950-1952 (Deceased 1992)

Andres Medina-Figueroa Co. G 1952-1953 (Deceased 2015)

MSG Vicente Medina-Torres WWII & HVY Mortar Co. in Korea (Killed in Action 1967 in Vietnam)

SFC Marcos Melendez (Ret.) WWII, Korea-Co. F, Purple Heart

SGM Cristobal Melendez-Claudio (Ret.) Co. B, 9/50-11/51; Bronze Star w/Oak Leaf Cluster; served for 22 yrs.

Marcial Melendez-Negron Medical Co., Purple Heart, Missing in action 9/24/1952

Juan B. Melendez-Rodriguez Co. F 1951-1952 (Deceased 2015)

Col. John R. Mendehall Regimental Commander, 11/4/1941-11/24/1943, USMA-1915 (Deceased-Killed in action 1/27/1945 w/167th INF in New Guinea)

Ruben Mendez-Goytia Co. I 1951 (Deceased 2022)

Teodoro Mendez-Rivera CO A, POW 12/9/1950 (Deceased 2003)

COL Leopoldo Mercader (Ret.) Regimental Commander 5/27/1931-7/12/1931, born in Mayaguez, PR (Deceased 1970)

Ramon Luis Mercader-Rios Co. H 1951-52 (Deceased 2009)

Manuel Mercado Co. L 1950-1951, Purple Heart (Deceased 1978)

Naul Mercado Co. B 1952 (Deceased 2013)

Pedro Mercado Co. L, 1951-1952

SSG Jose I. Mercado-Pacheco (Ret.) Co. L 1951-52; served 21 yrs. in Army, 10 in Nat'l Guard (Deceased 2010)

Antonio Mercado-Ruiz Medical Co. 1951-1952, half-brother of Jose I. Mercado (Deceased 2000)

Sixto G. Mercado-Valle HQ CO 3 BN 1951-1952 (Deceased 2019)

Col. Virgil R. Miller (Ret.) Regimental Commander, 1/5/1945-1/17/1945, USMA-1924; Silver Star, Legion of Merit; Born in San German, PR; also commanded the 442nd Nisei (Deceased 1968)