Hispanic Americans In World War II
Hispanic Americans, also referred to as Latin Americans, Latinos, served in all elements of the American armed forces in the war. They fought in every major American battle in the war. Between 400,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, out of a total of 16,000,000, constituting 3.1% to 3.2% of the U.S. Armed Forces. The exact number is unknown as, at the time, Hispanics were not tabulated separately, but were included in the general white population census count. Separate statistics were kept for African Americans and Asian Americans. On December 7, 1941, when the United States officially entered the war, Hispanic Americans were among the many American citizens who entered the ranks of the United States Army, Army, United States Navy, Navy and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps as volunteers or through the Military draft, draft. Not only did Hispanics serve as active combatants in the European and Pacific Theaters of war, but ...
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