1915 - 2001
Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr. American Military
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| First Name |
Louis
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| Middle Name |
Gonzaga
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| Last Name |
Mendez
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| Birthday |
14th July, 1915
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| Birthplace |
Denver, Colorado, United States
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| Died |
19th September, 2001
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Military
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Colonel Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr. (July 14, 1915 – September 19, 2001) was a highly decorated United States Army officer of the 82nd Airborne Division who in June 1944, as commander of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, parachuted behind enemy lines into Normandy and was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for leading an attack that captured the French town of Prétot-Sainte-Suzanne, in the Manche (Basse-Normandie) department. On June 6, 2002, the people of the village honored his memory by renaming Prétot's main square "La Place du Colonel Mendez".
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