ero ▁was ▁asc ended ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Division ▁General . ▁ ▁The ▁ 6 5 th ▁Infantry ▁was ▁de activ ated ▁when ▁it ▁returned ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁General ▁Cord ero ▁D áv ila , ▁persu aded ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Infantry ▁from ▁the ▁regular ▁Army ▁to ▁the ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁National ▁Guard . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁unit ▁ever ▁transferred ▁from ▁active ▁component ▁Army ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Guard . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁Luis ▁Mu ñ oz ▁Mar ín . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Major ▁General ▁Juan ▁César ▁Cord ero ▁D áv ila ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁air plane ▁related ▁accident . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁National ▁C emetery ▁with ▁full ▁military ▁hon ors ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁El vi ra ▁Rub ell ▁and ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁named ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁houses ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁Department ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁located ▁at ▁Aven ida ▁Barb osa ▁in ▁Rio ▁P ied ras , ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁The ▁Juan ▁César ▁Cord ero ▁D áv ila ▁Building ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁also ▁named ▁a ▁public ▁housing ▁project ▁in ▁San ▁Juan ▁after ▁him . ▁His ▁son