Title: History | Hispanics in the United States Army
Headings: 
History
Civil War
1861-1865
1850
Spanish-American War
1898
World War I
1914-1918
World War II
1939-1945
Korean War
1950-1953
Vietnam War
1959-1973
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
1990-1991
1950
Profiles
War Against Terrorism/Contigency Operations
2003-Present
2000

Content: In June 1920, the unit was re-designated as the 65th Infantry Regiment and served as the U.S. military's last segregated unit composed primarily of Hispanic Soldiers. [ 2]
Hispanic Soldiers like Nicholas Lucero and Marcelino Serna served with great distinction. Lucero received the French Croix de Guerre during World War I for destroying two German machine gun nests and maintaining constant fire for three hours. Serna received the Distinguished Service Cross for the single-handed capture of 24 enemy soldiers. 1900
World War II
1939-1945
In January 1943, 13 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked the entry of the United States into World War II, the 65th Infantry Regiment again deployed to the Panama Canal Zone before deploying overseas during the spring of 1944. Despite relatively limited combat service in World War II, the regiment suffered casualties in the course of defending against enemy attacks, with individual Soldiers earning one Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars and 90 Purple Hearts. The regiment received campaign participation credit for Rome-Arno, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. According to House concurrent resolution 253, approximately 400,000 to 500,000 Hispanic service members served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. Gen. Douglas MacArthur called the Arizona National Guard's 158th Infantry Regiment, the "Bushmasters," "One of the greatest fighting combat teams ever deployed for battle." The regiment was comprised of many Hispanic Soldiers.