hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst pwˈɛɹɾoʊ ɹˈɪkən pˈæɹətʃˌuːɾɪst æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə jˌuːˈɛs sˈɪɡnəl kˈɔːɹ, hˌuːz mˈɛmbɚz wɜːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz fˈɜːst pˈæɹətʃˌuːɾɪsts.
He became the first Puerto Rican parachutist as a member of the Aviation Section of the US Signal Corps, whose members were among the Army's first parachutists.