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Hispanic Veterans Urged To Speak Up
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by urbano411 | September 14, 2007 at 07:40 pm
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Citing the impressive -- but largely unheralded -- history of Hispanic service in the U.S. armed forces, NM state Veterans Affairs Secretary John Garcia challenged Hispanics Thursday to tell their stories and preserve them for history.Addressing attendees of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce's Hispanic Heritage Luncheon, Garcia touted Hispanic contributions to the nation's defense, from the 10,000 Hispanic soldiers who fought in the Civil War -- two of whom received the Medal of Honor -- to those fighting today in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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at 08:33 on April 26th, 2009
We need to right a wrong concerning a WW II vet. His name was S/Sgt Tony T. Hernandez and he never received the Air Medal and Purple Heart which he was entitled to.
This is probably due to the fact that Tony didn't want his family to know the dangerous work he was performing in the service of his country. When his family was notified of his death. I'm sure that they probably said you must have the wrong Tony Hernandez. They may have even been able to produce letters from him where he had written home telling them that he was 'safe' on the airbase at Ridgewell, England (381st Bomb Group). Tony was actually the radio operator and a Gunner manning 50 Caliber Browning machine guns on the plane known as the Whale Tail II (42-5845) S/Sgt Hernandez went down on the return from a bombing raid on Bremen, Germany 12/20/43 (MACR 1724).
I have all of the supporting info in which to right this misunderstanding. I'm attacking this from several fronts and can provide supporting information and back all of this up including links to Tony's Enlistment records that has his serial number and I have a copy of MACR 1724. I'm trying to track down Tony's surviving relatives. Let's recognize his sacrifice and his unselfishness in regards to protecting his family. Thanks Chip Roberts. Please contact me at chiproberts2005@yahoo.com