Title: Hispanic Americans in World War II - Wikipedia
Headings: Hispanic Americans in World War II
Hispanic Americans in World War II
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Terminology
Prelude to World War II
Pearl Harbor
European Theatre
65th Infantry Regiment
Pacific Theatre
Bataan Death March
158th Regimental Combat Team
PFC Guy Gabaldon
Guarding the atomic bomb
United States Coast Guard
Aviators
Servicewomen
Female nurses
Senior Officers
Generals
Major General del Valle
Brigadier General Quesada
Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen
Commanders
Submarine commanders
Military honors
Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Top military decorations
Hero Street, USA
Home front
Discrimination
In the military
After returning home
Post-war commemoration
See also
References
Further reading
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Military contrubutions of Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans in World War II
Major General Pedro del Valle (second from left) is greeted by Colonel "Chesty" Puller on Pavuvu in late October 1944, while Major General William H. Rupertus (far left) looks on. Hispanic Americans, also referred to as Latinos, served in all elements of the American armed forces in the war. They fought in every major American battle in the war. Between 400,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, out of a total of 16,000,000, constituting 3.1% to 3.2% of the U.S. Armed Forces. The exact number is unknown as, at the time, Hispanics were not tabulated separately, but were generally included in the general white population census count. Separate statistics were kept for African Americans and Asian Americans. On December 7, 1941, when the United States officially entered the war, Hispanic Americans were among the many American citizens who joined the ranks of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps as volunteers or through the draft. Not only did Hispanics serve as active combatants in the European and Pacific Theatres of war, but they also served on the home front as civilians. Hundreds of Hispanic women joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) and Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), serving as nurses and in administrative positions. Many worked in traditionally male labor jobs in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and materiel, replacing men who were away at war.