▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Ir rig ation , ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Cord ero ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Cord ero ▁married ▁El vi ra ▁Rab ell , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁El vi ra , ▁César ▁Gu ill ermo ▁and ▁César ▁Nar cis o . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Cord ero ▁D áv ila ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁at ▁Camp ▁Las ▁Cas as ▁in ▁Sant ur ce , ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁under w ent ▁an ▁extensive ▁training ▁program ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Pan ama ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Pacific ▁and ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁is th mus . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁North ▁Africa , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Cas ab lan ca , ▁where ▁they ▁under w ent ▁further ▁training . ▁ ▁By ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁had ▁land ed ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁C ors ica . ▁ ▁In ▁C ors ica ▁they ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁guard ▁Army ▁Air ▁Force ▁install ations . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Infantry ▁land ed ▁in ▁Toul on ,