AIR FORCE
SEARCH AIR FORCE NAMES HERE
PILOTS OF THE AIR FORCE LIBERATION KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BAY OF PIGS
BRIGADE 2506 AIR FORCE HQ – BASE RAYO – RETALHULEU, GUATEMALA
2457 MANUEL VILLAFAÑA MARTÍNEZ – CHIEF, LIBERATION AIR FORCE; C-54 PILOT
2470 LUIS COSME TORIBIO – DEPUTY CHIEF, LIBERATION AIR FORCE; B-26 PILOT
2458 MARIO ZÚÑIGA RIVAS – ASSISTANT PILOT, B-26
2490 RAÚL VIANELLO ALACÁN – CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, B-26 ★
2478 LEONARDO SEDA REYES – CHIEF OF PERSONNEL, CO-PILOT, C-54
2407 REINALDO LAZO MARRERO – CHIEF, MILITARY POLICE; CO-PILOT C-46 / C-54
2416 GUSTAVO VILLOLOLD – CHIEF OF SECURITY AND P.D.O.
2489 ALBERTO ALBERTI GARCÍA – CHIEF OF INTELLIGENCE; NAVIGATOR
4123 SANTIAGO SOMODEVILLA PARRA – PHYSICIAN
2216 FERNANDO PUIG FERNÁNDEZ DE COSÍO – CHIEF OF GROUND TRANSPORT AND P.D.O.
2455 P. CIPRIANO CAVERO, S.J. – CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN; JESUIT ORDER
2454 ANTONIO RUIZ ÁLVAREZ – CHIEF, MATERIALS DEPARTMENT
3749 FRANCISCO COSSÍO MARIL – LEGAL DEPARTMENT, ATTORNEY
2444 GUSTAVO MANITO MORALES – LEGAL DEPARTMENT, ATTORNEY
2433 ROBERTO MEDEL BLANCO – OPERATIONS OFFICER
No results.
B-26 BOMBER SQUADRON
B-26 PILOTS
2488 JOAQUÍN VARELA VIEYTES – SQUADRON COMMANDER
2463 GONZALO HERRERA CABRERA – DEPUTY SQUADRON COMMANDER
2480 JOSÉ CRESPO GRASSO ★
2493 OLIVO PONZOA ÁLVAREZ
2467 RENÉ GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ
2210 OSVALDO PIEDRA NEGUERUELA ★
2469 MATÍAS FARÍAS
2494 DANIEL FERNÁNDEZ MON ★
2473 MARIO ÁLVAREZ CORTINA
2424 CRISPÍN GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ ★
2237 ANTONIO SOTO VÁZQUEZ
2432 IGNACIO ROJAS GONZÁLEZ
2240 ANTONIO BÁCARO SÁNCHEZ
2445 ESTEBAN L. BOVO CARAS
2422 ALFREDO CABALLERO GONZÁLEZ
2423 MIGUEL A. CARRO SUÁREZ
B-26 NAVIGATORS
2418 LORENZO PÉREZ LORENZO ★
2404 NILDO BATISTA HERNÁNDEZ
2406 RAÚL VÁSQUEZ HERNÁNDEZ
2405 EDDY GONZÁLEZ RAMÍREZ ★
2437 JOSÉ FERNÁNDEZ ROVIROSA ★
2202 SALVADOR MIRALLES POVEDA
2451 GASTÓN PÉREZ RANGEL ★
2421 EDUARDO BAREA GUINEA
2426 ÁNGEL LÓPEZ DOMÍNGUEZ
2425 JUAN M. GONZÁLEZ ROMERO ★
2430 TOMÁS AFONT RODRÍGUEZ
2443 ALBERTO PÉREZ SORDO
2450 RAFAEL GARCÍA PUJOL
2461 DEMETRIO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ
2269 JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ MARTÍNEZ
2468 ALFREDO DE LA MAZA BARRIOS
2491 ÓSCAR VEGA VEGA
No results.
C-54 TRANSPORT SQUADRON
2485 JOSÉ PÉREZ MENÉNDEZ – SQUADRON COMMANDER
2471 CASTOR CERDECA COIRA – DEPUTY SQUADRON COMMANDER
2483 FAUSTO VALDÉS CAMPANEL – PILOT
2200 ANTONIO SALAS BARO – CO-PILOT
2249 TIMOTEO A. CABRERA RODRÍGUEZ – CO-PILOT
2271 EDUARDO WHITEHOUSE INSUA – CO-PILOT
2282 JOSÉ BALBOA ALVARADO – CO-PILOT
2273 GUILLERMO ALEXANDER DE LA CALLE – CO-PILOT / NAVIGATOR
2274 JOSÉ M. CASTELLANOS – CO-PILOT
2459 VICENTE SECADES LÓPEZ – CO-PILOT (C-54, C-46), NAVIGATOR
2201 ARMANDO ALBERTI GARCÍA – NAVIGATOR
2434 JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ ACOSTA – NAVIGATOR
2400 TRISTÁN GARCÍA ACOSTA – CO-PILOT (C-54), NAVIGATOR
No results.
C-46 TRANSPORT SQUADRON
2492 EDUARDO FERRER GONZÁLEZ – SQUADRON CHIEF, C-46 PILOT; C-54 PILOT; NAVIGATOR; RADIO OPERATOR
2475 MANUEL NAVARRO MACHO – DEPUTY SQUADRON CHIEF, C-46
2463 FAUSTO GÓMEZ GÓMEZ – C-46 PILOT
2481 SERGIO GARCÍA PUYADA – C-46 / C-54 CO-PILOT; NAVIGATOR
2484 ESTEBAN ECHEVARRÍA DÍAZ – C-46 / C-54 CO-PILOT; NAVIGATOR
2466 MARIO GINEBRA CORDERO – C-46 CO-PILOT
2460 RAÚL SOLÍS SARIOL – C-46 CO-PILOT
2477 MIGUEL CANO HERNÁNDEZ – C-46 CO-PILOT
2211 JOSÉ E. PELLÓN BLANCO – C-46 CO-PILOT
2218 EDUARDO HERRERA PÉREZ – C-46 CO-PILOT
2228 EDUARDO RODRÍGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ – C-46 CO-PILOT
2270 JAIME BOURNE ÁVILA – C-46 CO-PILOT
2207 BENITO R. GONZÁLEZ CARVAJAL – NAVIGATOR
2439 JOSÉ GUTIÉRREZ COSÍO – NAVIGATOR
No results.
COMMUNICATION UNIT
2496 CÉSAR LUAICES SOTELO – CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS; NAVIGATOR; C-46 PILOT
2227 ÓSCAR MARTÍNEZ ROIG – CHIEF, CONTROL TOWER; RADIO OPERATOR
2205 ROBERTO PICHARDO VÁZQUEZ – CHIEF, TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT; RADIO OPERATOR
2226 MARIO ALFONSO BOBES – RADIO OPERATOR
2230 RAÚL LÓPEZ CASTILLO – RADIO OPERATOR
2431 ARCADIO REYES MARTÍN – RADIO OPERATOR
2213 ERNESTO PEYNO INCLÁN – RADIO OPERATOR
2204 JUAN A. FORMOSO PRIETO – RADIO TECHNICIAN; RADIO OPERATOR
No results.
MEMBERS OF THE INFILTRATION TEAMS WHO SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE
2502 / 2408 ANTONINO DÍAZ POU – RADIO OPERATOR ★
2503 / 2409 VICENTE BLANCO CAPOTE – RADIO OPERATOR
2529 / 2410 FERNANDO TRESPALACIOS – RADIO OPERATOR
2518 JORGE GARCÍA RUBIO – RADIO OPERATOR
2501 JOSÉ ANDREU SANTOS (G-5 OF THE BRIGADE) – RADIO OPERATOR
2514 ENRIQUE FALLA CRABB (CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS OF THE BRIGADE) – RADIO OPERATOR
No results.
SICK-BAY – TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS UNITS
NURSING DEPARTMENT
2424 GUILLERMO TABRUE NUECER – NURSE
2238 LUIS URÍA HERNÁNDEZ – NURSE
2952 ERNESTO GARRIGA CORNEJO – NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2694 GERARDO SILVA PERDOMO – CHIEF OF TRANSPORTATION
2712 ODILIO CHÁVEZ PÉREZ – CHIEF DRIVER, BRIGADE
3009 SERGIO ÁVILA MARIÑO
3011 RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ BELTRÁN
3012 LUIS SÁNCHEZ REYES
3047 MANUEL PONCE MARTÍNEZ
2661 LUIS A. GUERRA GONZÁLEZ
3481 ALFREDO GUERRA HERNÁNDEZ
2843 LUIS DEL VALLE DEL JUNCO
2953 MANUEL POZO DEL VAL
3508 ISRAEL FALCÓN GONZÁLEZ
2848 CECILIO GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA DEL PRADO
DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2484 ELMO GARCÍA PUYADA – DEPARTMENT CHIEF
2464 JOSÉ S. AGUIRRE MUÑIZ – ASSISTANT
No results.
B-26 WEAPONS/AMMO UNIT
2441 TOMÁS GONZÁLEZ MATOS – DEPARTMENT CHIEF
2447 RAMIRO SÁNCHEZ MONTESINOS – DEPUTY DEPARTMENT CHIEF
2453 JESÚS COUCE LINARES – SECTION "A" CHIEF
2203 JULIO CABALLERO GONZÁLEZ – SECTION "B" CHIEF ★
2408 LUIS LÓPEZ GONZÁLEZ – SECTION "C" CHIEF
2229 ELISEO DÍAZ SERAPIO
2220 GONZALO JORRÍN PERDOMO
2214 RAÚL HERNÁNDEZ NÚÑEZ
2221 ANTONIO PEDRAJA
2222 DOMINGO MARTÍNEZ VIERA
2232 EDUARDO RÁBAGO FERNÁNDEZ
2233 JUAN FAJARDO ACANDA
2234 RENÉ MESA CAMPOS
2236 JORGE GIRO PUYAN
2241 RAMÓN FERNÁNDEZ ISLA
2242 JULIO CABALLERO SILVA
2248 JUAN A. FORMOSO PENEDO
2253 JORGE DEL VALLE SABATES
2255 FRANCISCO LÓPEZ DEL RINCÓN
2257 ROLANDO GUTIÉRREZ TEXIDO
2260 ORLANDO IZQUIERDO RAMÍREZ
2246 FRANCISCO PÉREZ VILLAVICENCIO
2231 ROLANDO FERNÁNDEZ CORREDERA
2226 ORLANDO SUÁREZ MARTELL
2985 ALFREDO J. BORRAS MACÍAS
3781 ACELO PEDROSO AMORES
No results.
MAINTENANCE UNIT
2497 MARIO TELLECHEA – DEPARTMENT CHIEF
2440 JOSÉ ROSA GONZÁLEZ – DEPUTY CHIEF, MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
2403 PABLO ASTUDILLO OJEDA – CHIEF MECHANIC, FLIGHT LINE
2435 ALFREDO LLERENA COYA – AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
2201 CÁNDIDO SIERRA REY – AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
2436 BENIGNO GARCÍA LÓPEZ – MECHANIC
2212 ROBERTO L. GARCÍA PÉREZ – MECHANIC
2402 RODOVALDO LEÓN LABRADOR – MECHANIC
2428 EVARISTO GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ – MECHANIC
2417 JULIO ACOSTA RUIZ – MECHANIC ★
2456 REINALDO NÚÑEZ AGUIA – MECHANIC
2426 HÉCTOR HERNÁNDEZ REYES – AV. MECHANIC
2208 LORENZO C. LÓPEZ VALDÉS – AV. MECHANIC
2268 MIGUEL E. ALEMANY FERNÁNDEZ – MECHANIC
2259 LUTBERTO MARTÍNEZ GONZÁLEZ – MECHANIC
2219 SERGIO TORRENTE IGLESIAS – MECHANIC
2250 MIGUEL MORALES PELEGRÍN – MECHANIC
2427 DOUGLAS N. LETBRIGDE AGUILERA – AV. MECHANIC
2252 PEDRO E. VALDÉS CLARO – MECHANIC
2454 CELSO BALDOMERO ALPUÍN – MECHANIC
2258 LUIS ROQUE – MECHANIC
2215 SERGIO NÚÑEZ ROJAS – MECHANIC
2262 PEDRO PERDIGÓN FIGAROLA – MECHANIC
2263 HÉCTOR GIROLA NOUQUE – MECHANIC
2209 MANUEL ÁVILA RUIZ – MECHANIC
2411 JOSÉ RAMÍREZ SOSA – MECHANIC
2408 CARLOS LÓPEZ – AV. MECHANIC
2438 LÁZARO CINES POU – AV. MECHANIC
2476 ROBERTO VIVES RAMÍREZ – MECHANIC
2485 MANUEL CALEJO ARGÜELLES – PAINTER
2462 PEDRO H. ÍÑIGO GARCÍA – MECHANIC
2261 JULIO CABALLERO GARCÍA – MECHANIC
2413 SEGISBERTO FERNÁNDEZ – MECHANIC
No results.
P.D.O. UNIT
2414 ALBERTO PÉREZ MARTÍNEZ
2452 LUIS REGALADO CHÁVEZ
2206 HÉCTOR VARONA FERNÁNDEZ
2217 JULIO GONZÁLEZ REBULL SÁNCHEZ
2442 FRANCISCO GINEBRA GROERO PÉREZ
2223 SALVADOR CISNEROS HERRERA
2224 JOSÉ A. BALBONA HERNÁNDEZ
2225 JOSÉ M. GRANDA SALERNO
2235 ARTURO BENGOCHEA PÉREZ
2239 OTTO GENER ALONSO
2244 EDDY MARRIL ANGUERA
2266 FEDERICO GARCÍA CARTAYA LE DAULY
2267 ROBERTO FERNÁNDEZ PUENTES
2412 MANUEL REVUELTA SAN METERIO
2415 NABI FERRER MATAR
2449 JESÚS HERNÁNDEZ GAMIOTEA
2464 ROLANDO GARCÍA INFANTE
2479 ARMANDO GUTIÉRREZ CABEZA
2482 SANTIAGO LÓPEZ GELÍ
2487 CAMILO CORTEZ SILVARA
3689 RENÉ LEYVA URGARRIGA
2448 ALBERTO VALERA YÁÑEZ
No results.
LIST OF AMERICAN PERSONNEL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TRAINING AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION AIR FORCE
EIGHT PILOTS OF THIS GROUP VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED AT THE REQUEST OF THEIR COMMANDER, BRIGADIER GENERAL GEORGE REID DOSTER
★ GEORGE REID DOSTER – BRIGADIER GENERAL, ALABAMA A.N.G. COMMANDER GROUP PILOTS
WILLIAM D. BAINBRIDGE – ALABAMA A.N.G. COOK FUERZA AÉREA
WILLIAM P. BAKER – ALABAMA A.N.G. MAINTENANCE OFFICER FUERZA AÉREA
JACK BATES – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
WILLIAM BEALE – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
WARRNE E. BROWN – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
JOHN BURTON – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
DONALD P. CHANDLER – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
MILLIE E. COLVERT – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
DONALD R. CROCKER – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
JOSEPH A. FANCHER – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
WILLIAM C. FULTZ – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
THOMAS J. GILLESPIE – ALABAMA A.N.G. OPERATIONS OFFICER FUERZA AÉREA
JAMES C. GLEN – ALABAMA A.N.G. ELECTRICAL MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
** BILLY GOODWIN – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
WILLIAM GRAY – ALABAMA A.N.G. FIRE CHIEF FUERZA AÉREA
JAMES W. HARRISON – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT C-54 FUERZA AÉREA
MELVIN C. HARVEY – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
LOUIS H. HUDSON – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
JOEL F. KILGORE – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
ULAY W. LITTLETON – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT FUERZA AÉREA
DALTON LIVINGSTON – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
THEODORE MARRS – ALABAMA A.N.G. FLIGHT SURGEON FUERZA AÉREA
JACK R. MOHON – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
ARVIN MOORE – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
JOHN PATTERSON – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA (YEARS LATER WAS ALABAMA GOVERNOR)
WILLIAM J. PULLEN JR – ALABAMA A.N.G. LAND EQUIPMENT FUERZA AÉREA
FREDDIE G. RALEY – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
† THOMAS WILLARD RAY – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
† RILEY W. SHAMBURGER – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
** JOSEPH L. SHANNON – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
ROBERT STANLEY – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC FUERZA AÉREA
BENEDESENE L. STRAWN – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
** CARL J. SUDANO – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC / FLIGHT ENGINEER FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-54
CARROLL V. SULLIVAN – ALABAMA A.N.G. FUERZA AÉREA
CHARLES WELDON – ALABAMA A.N.G. PILOT FUERZA AÉREA
BOBBY A. WHITLEY – ALABAMA A.N.G. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS / NAVIGATOR FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-54
ROY M. WILSON – ALABAMA A.N.G. MECHANIC / FLIGHT ENGINEER FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-54
† LEO FRANCIS BAKER – CIA NAVIGATOR B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
WILLIAM EDWARDS – CIA PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
PHILLIP GIBBONY – CIA PILOT PBY FUERZA AÉREA RESCATE PBY
DON GORDON – CIA PILOT / INSTRUCTOR B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
† WADE CARROLL GRAY – CIA PILOT / INSTRUCTOR B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
ELDON D. GROSS – CIA PILOT C-54 FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-54
ROBERT HARRIGAN – CIA PILOT C-46 FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-46
CHARLES HAYDEN – CIA PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
JOHN S. LEWS – CIA PILOT PBY FUERZA AÉREA RESCATE PBY
HAL MCGEE – CIA PILOT / INSTRUCTOR B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
GEORGE L. NELAS – CIA PILOT C-54 FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-54
ARTHUR OLSEN – CIA PILOT C-54 FUERZA AÉREA ESC C-54
** DOUG PRICE – CIA PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
HARRY P. RAHN – CIA PILOT PBY FUERZA AÉREA RESCATE PBY
JOE M. SKIPPER – CIA PILOT PBY FUERZA AÉREA RESCATE PBY
DON TESTERS – CIA PILOT PBY FUERZA AÉREA RESCATE PBY
GAR THORSBUD – CIA PILOT B-26 FUERZA AÉREA ESC B-26
JAMES W. VAUGHN – CIA PILOT PBY FUERZA AÉREA RESCATE PBY
** CONNIE SIEGRIST – CIA PILOT / B-26 INSTRUCTOR, AIR FORCE B-26
No results.
† They volunteered and were killed while fighting at Girón. Ray and Baker were able to make a forced landing, survived the landing, and were later killed on the ground.
★ He volunteered and fought at Girón. At that time, he was a Brigadier General of the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, National Guard, at Birmingham Municipal Airport in Alabama. While requesting assistance as he was being pursued by Cuban aircraft, he identified himself by rank to the USS Essex, and assistance was denied.
** Fought as a volunteer at Girón.
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