What Did Felix Longoria Do
Private Longoria, a Mexican American Soldier from Three Rivers, Texas, Was Flushing out Japanese Soldiers Retreating from the Island of Luzon in the...
Private Longoria, a Mexican American soldier from Three Rivers, Texas, was flushing out Japanese soldiers retreating from the island of Luzon in the Philippines when a sniper cut him down just months before the end of World War II. His heroic actions posthumously earned him the Purple Heart and other military medals.
Why was Longoria's widow refused funeral services?
Longoria’s widow, Beatriz, had been denied use of a hometown funeral chapel because the Longorias were Mexican-American. She was told that the “white people would not stand for it.” Mr.
Where was Longoria eventually buried?
Felix Z. LongoriaDiedJune 16, 1945 (aged 25) PhilippinesBuriedArlington National CemeteryAllegianceUnited StatesService/branchUnited States Army
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