Title: Top 12 Greatest Hispanic-American Veterans - OurMilitary.com
Headings: Top 12 Greatest Hispanic-American Veterans
Top 12 Greatest Hispanic-American Veterans
12. Marisol Chalas
11. Edward Hidalgo
10. Manuel John Fernandez, Jr.
9. Philip Bazaar
8. Marco Martinez
7. Agustin Ramos Calero
6. David Farragut
5. Richard E. Cavazos
4. Rafael Peralta
3. Marcario Garcia
2. Juan Sebastian Restrepo
1. Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez
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Content: This made him the third-leading American ace for that conflict. He joked that if the Air Force had permitted him two more months, he would have maintained his #1 spot. Fernandez was born in Florida, but his grandparents had emigrated from Spain to Cuba, and finally to the U.S., settling in Miami. His dad worked as a radio operator for Pan American World Airways, which inspired Fernandez to get his private pilot’s license at the impressive age of 15. Serving in both World War II and the Korean War, Fernandez is a highly-decorated pilot, receiving the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Cross for “extraordinary heroism” in Korea. After service, he piloted for the CIA and South Florida Drug Interdiction Task Force. 9. Philip Bazaar
Seaman Bazaar was an immigrant from Chile and joined the Union Navy during the American Civil War. He was assigned to the USS Santiago de Cuba. In late 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered the ship to assault Confederate stronghold Fort Fisher of North Carolina.