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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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Angel L. Soler-Flores Co. F 1951-1952

Carmelo Soto Co. C 1952

Tito Soto-Mercado Co. G 1952-1953 (Deceased 2019)

Daniel Soto-Figueroa Co. E 1950-1951 (Deceased 2023)

Felix R. Soto-Luna HVY Tank Co. 1951-1952 (Deceased 2020)

SSG Gabriel Soto-Rivera (Ret.) Co. G 1952, served 1944-77 (33 yrs.) (Deceased 2006)

Juan Soto-Rosario Co. G 1951-52

SSG Gilberto Soto-Garcia SVC Co. 1951 (Killed in Action 1966 in Vietnam)

Gilberto Soulet Co. E 1950-1951, Purple Heart, Filmmaker's great-cousin (Deceased 2009)

Col. Howard St. Clair (Ret.) 1st Bn. Commander 1950-51, 2 Silver Stars, 2 Bronze Stars. Served 1939-69 (30 yrs.), USMA-1939; (Deceased 2003)

LTC Robert L. Steele (Ret.) Co. B Commander 1952, USMA-1946, served 20 yrs (Deceased 2010)

Harry J. Sternburg HVY MORTAR CO 1950-1951, Silver Star, Bronze Star (Meritorious Svc), USMA-1948 (Deceased 2014)

1LT St. Clair Streett Jr. Co. A 1952, USMA-1949

Luis “Pipo” F. Suarez Co. C 1951

Luis A. Suarez-Soto HQ HQ CO 1952-1953

Maj. Gen. Eben Swift (Ret.) Regimental Commander - Porto Rico Battalion Volunteer Infantry, 12/2/1899–2/19/1900, USMA-1876 (Deceased 1938)

BG Richard J. Tallman Co. F 1951, Bronze Star (Killed in Action 1972 in Vietnam)

Gonzalo Tapia-Falu Co. I 1951-1952 (Deceased 2019)

SSG Eduardo Taull-Colberg (Ret.) WWII & SVC CO 1951, born in San Juan, PR (Deceased 2012)

LTC Luis A. Tavarez (Ret.) WWII & Korea-Co. K, 2 Bronze Stars (Meritorious Svce & Valor), Purple Heart (Deceased 2008)

Anibal Tejera-Gutierrez Co. G 1951-1952, Purple Heart

SFC Jack Tolbert (Ret.) Co. B 1953, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart (Deceased 2017)

Aristides Tollinchi-Oliver Co. G 1952, Purple Heart (Deceased 2020)

SSG Armando S. Torres (Ret.) HVY WEAPONS CO 1951-1952, served 20 yrs. (Deceased 2015)

Jose Dimas Torres Co. D 1952-1953

CPL Julio Ernesto Torres Co. L 1951, Purple Heart, Killed in action 9/18/1951

SGT Justo J. Torres (Ret.) Co. “C”, 9/1950-1951 half-brother of 65th vet Marcelino Cruz Rodriguez

SGT Felix Torres-Burgos (Ret.) Co. F 1950-1951, 2 Purple Hearts, Served 23 yrs. (Deceased 2015)

Luis Guillermo Torres-Diaz Co. D 1951-1954

PVT Joaquin Torres-Orellana Co. E, Killed in action 3/22/51

SGT Ramon Torres-Ramirez (Ret.) WWI, 1899-1929 served 30 yrs, 65th Founding Member, son Sgt. Ramon Torres Villafañe served in Korean War (Deceased)

Felipe Torres-Rivera Co. K 1951-1954 (Deceased 2016)

SFC Warren Torres-Toro (Ret.) Co. G-WWII and HQ HQ CO 1950-1951, served for 31 yrs. (Deceased 2019)

Manuel Torres-Vazquez HQ HQ CO WWII (Deceased 2000)

SGT Ramon Torres-Villafañe (Ret.) HQ HQ CO-I&R Platoon, 1950-1951, father served in 65th in WWI

Severo Torres-Perez HQ HQ CO 1950-1951 (Deceased 1977)

Brig.Gen. Orval P. Townshend (Ret.) Regimental Commander, Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry, 12/24/1918 - 3/31/1919; also served from 1900-1915, DSM (Deceased 1934)