Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Navy PDF
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This document provides information about Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Navy, highlighting their contributions and service history, extending back to the Civil War. Data on active and reserve sailors is also included, along with resources and biographies.
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12/14/24, 11:59 AM Print Document Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Navy As of December 2021, approximately 67,000 active and Reserve Sailors of Hispanic heritage serve in the U.S. Navy contributing to the strength of the nation’s force. Hispanic Ame...
12/14/24, 11:59 AM Print Document Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Navy As of December 2021, approximately 67,000 active and Reserve Sailors of Hispanic heritage serve in the U.S. Navy contributing to the strength of the nation’s force. Hispanic Americans’ military service dates back to the Civil War. The tradition of observing Hispanic heritage began in 1968, when President Lyndon B. Johnson designated a week in mid-September as National Hispanic Heritage Week. Twenty years later in 1988, President Ronald Reagan extended that week to a month-long observance. The heritage month’s dates refer to Independence Day anniversaries of Latin American countries – September 15 is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico declared its independence September 16, and Chile September 18. The Navy is strengthened by the diversity of its force as it underlines that patriots of Hispanic American Heritage continue to build legacies of freedom and diversity as they fight for the security of the country and the peace of the world. Digital Resources Banners Infographic: Puerto Rico's Naval History Select Ships Named in Honor of Hispanic Americans 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK-3010) about:blank 1/3 12/14/24, 11:59 AM Print Document Benavidez (T-AKR-306) Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) Farragut (DDG-99) Garcia (DE-1040) Gonzalez (DDG-66) Levy (DE-162) Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) Selected Biographies Rear Admiral Christina Alvarado Commander Everett Alvarez Jr. Rear Admiral Jose Cabanillas Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr. Captain Kathlene Contres Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Rear Admiral Edmund E. Garcia Honorable Edward Hidalgo Captain Mery-Angela Sanabria Katson Uriah Phillips Levy Captain Marion Ramirez de Arrelano Rear Admiral Frederick L. Riefkohl Admiral Horacio Rivero Jr. Rear Admiral Henry Gabriel Sanchez Commander Eugene Anthony Valencia Related Reading A Historic Perspective of Hispanic Sailors in the United States Navy: Admiral David Farragut and Bandmaster Jose Contreras Additional Resources Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Library of Congress Veterans History Project about:blank 2/3 12/14/24, 11:59 AM Print Document The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Farragut (DDG-99) sails in the Atlantic Ocean, 26 June 2016 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes, 160626-N-TO519-165). about:blank 3/3
