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HEADQUARTERS BATALLION 1 PARATROOPERS
LEADERSHIP, ALEJANDRO DEL VALLE
HEADQUARTERS BATTALION 1
2546 ALEJANDRO DEL VALLE MARTÍ – CHIEF OF THE BON
2565 PEDRO VERA ORTIZ – EXECUTIVE OFFICER
2716 ARMANDO CABALLERO PARODI – PERSONNEL SECTION (S-1)
2583 JORGE SOULARY FLAQUER – INTELLIGENCE SECTION (SECOND IN COMMAND – S-2)
2715 ARMANDO LÓPEZ-ESTRADA – LOGISTICS AND SUPPLIES SECTION (S-4)
2904 RAFAEL HERNÁNDEZ NODARSE – ASSISTANT, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLIES SECTION (S-4)
3072 R.P. SEGUNDO LAS HERAS – CHAPLAIN
2915 SEGUNDO MARTÍNEZ GRANJA – DEMOLITIONS SPECIALIST
DEMOLITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
3813 AMADO GAYOL TABARES – DEMOLITIONS SPECIALIST
2889 MARCOS T. GARCÍA TURIÑO – DEMOLITIONS SPECIALIST
2812 JESÚS VILARACHO QUINTANA – ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE BON
2800 JUAN BRINGUIER EXPÓSITO – CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS
3183 CARLOS M. BALIDO CORDERO – RADIO OPERATOR
2813 PABLO CASTELLÓN HERNÁNDEZ – RADIO OPERATOR
MEDICAL SERVICES
3005 FERNANDO SALAS PUIG – CHIEF OF MEDICAL SERVICES
3182 JUSTO MONTES DE OCA CEBALLOS – MEDICAL CORPS MEMBER
3008 CARLOS BRAVO RODRÍGUEZ – MEDICAL SERVICES ASSISTANT
No results.
Manuel Artime talking to the paratroopers at Garrapatenango base, Guatemala
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY "A" PARATROOPERS
2548 TOMÁS CRUZ BAUTISTA – COMPANY CHIEF
2925 FREDDY IZQUIERDO ROQUE – SECOND IN COMMAND
2717 EUGENIO OLIVERA GARRIGA – QUARTERMASTER
3268 ÁNGEL MURGADO LEDO – RADIO OPERATOR
2623 HERMAN KOCH GENE – BAZOOKA OPERATOR (3.5-INCH)
2954 CARLOS NAVARRETE ROYO – ASSISTANT, BAZOOKA (3.5-INCH)
2837 SALVADOR MADRUGA OTERO – MEDICAL CORPS MEMBER
No results.
Jump practice over the rayo base in Retalhuleu, with Champerico visible in the background on the pacific coast.
PLATOON COMPANY "A" PARATROOPERS
FIRST SQUAD
2868 ORLANDO LÓPEZ-OÑA NAZABAL – SQUAD CORPORAL
2810 JULIO FALLA SANGUILY – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
2695 SERGIO MIYARES MENDOZA
2917 MANEL MENÉNDEZ POU – MACHINE GUNNER, CAL. .30
3676 CARLOS LEÓN ACOSTA – ASSISTANT MACHINE GUNNER, CAL. .30
3543 CARLOS A. BADÍAS DÍAZ
2808 BERNARDO MIYARES MENDOZA – BAZOOKA GUNNER, 3.5
2857 LUIS R. PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ – ASSISTANT BAZOOKA, 3.5
3007 RAÚL ARANGO KINDELÁN
SECOND SQUAD
2807 FULGENCIO CASTRO COELLO – SQUAD CORPORAL
2858 HERMILIO QUINTANA PERERA – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
2848 SANTOS RAMOS ÁLVAREZ
3086 MAX E. ACOSTA PITA
2880 HUMBERTO P. PÉREZ – RIFLEMAN
3497 ANTONIO CUELLAR ALONSO
3428 JUAN A. VIERA HERNÁNDEZ
3187 JOSÉ CATA CORDOVÉS
3018 PABLO DE ARMAS OLIVERA
THIRD SQUAD
2870 OROSMAN FIGUERAS MATOS – SQUAD CORPORAL
2879 CARLOS ZAYAS CRUZ – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
3728 MARIO MUÑÓ IPARRAGUIRRE
3651 LUIS ÁLVAREZ PEYDRÓ
2751 ROLANDO OTERO HERNÁNDEZ
2944 ROBERTO DE LOS HEROS PICAZA
3012 WALDO DE CASTROVERDE GIOL
2917 ROBERTO GARCÍA-SERRA – SECURITY
3186 MANUEL PÉREZ GARCÍA
FOURTH SQUAD
2760 ALCIDES CABRERA PORRAS – SQUAD CORPORAL
2908 CARLOS DE VARONA – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
2920 OSCAR CERRALLO MAYO
2945 ÁNGEL P. PÉREZ CRESPO
3646 EMILIO HAM LARA
2618 RIGOBERTO VARONA LEBLANC
2788 FRANCISCO PÉREZ – RIFLEMAN
3230 MANUEL AGRAS GONZÁLEZ
No results.
Rustic chapel.
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY "B" PARATROOPERS
2653 JUAN M. QUINTANA DE LA TORRE – COMPANY COMMANDER
2579 GIRALDO S. PENTÓN ALFONSO – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
2860 PABLO UBIDE DÍAZ – QUARTERMASTER
3019 JULIO SUÁREZ LAMAS – RADIO OPERATOR
3675 RUBÉN PÉREZ ROVIRA – BAZOOKA GUNNER, 3.5
2690 LUIS M. FIGUEROA GONZÁLEZ – BAZOOKA GUNNER, 3.5
3043 ROBERTO GÓNGORA LARA – ASSISTANT BAZOOKA, 3.5
No results.
Cuban exile paratroopers making practice jumps over Retalhuleu air base in Guatemala (Courtesy of Colonel Mike Haas, USAF Ret.).
PLATOON COMPANY "B" PARATROOPERS
FIRST SQUAD
2632 VICENTE GARCÍA ROSALES – SQUAD CORPORAL
2743 NELSON TORRADO – CORPORAL – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
2912 MIGUEL GUERRA SAINZ
3706 JOSÉ R. GUERRA ROJAS
2595 CLAUDIO OROZCO CRESPO
3737 ANTONIO GARCÍA FANDIÑO
3736 ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ ÁLVAREZ
2882 ISMAEL VALLADARES AROCHA
3890 OSVALDO DÍAZ MILIAN
SECOND SQUAD
2876 ORLANDO URRA QUIÑONES – SQUAD CORPORAL
2836 FULGENCIO GIL HERNÁNDEZ – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
2890 RIGOBERTO CANCINO HERNÁNDEZ
3018 PABLO DE ARMAS OLIVERA
3039 LEOVIGILDO SALOM MARTÍNEZ
2960 JUAN PRADO VERNETT
3740 MARIO DELGADO FERNÁNDEZ
3309 JORGE HERNÁNDEZ CABRERA
THIRD SQUAD
3042 JOSÉ A. MORALEJO INFANTE – SQUAD CORPORAL
2940 VICENTE R. ESCOBAR DELGADO – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
3299 HIRAM GÓMEZ RODRÍGUEZ
3631 GALO ASTOR GARCÍA
2582 LEOPOLDO COVANTES REYES
3041 JOSÉ CASTAÑO FERNÁNDEZ
3241 JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ MIRABAL
3436 EDWIN GONZÁLEZ MORERA
FOURTH SQUAD
2557 ÁNGEL HERNÁNDEZ VALDÉS – SQUAD CORPORAL
2684 MARIO RAVELO LÓPEZ – 2ND-IN-COMMAND
3038 LORENZO SERRANO PÉREZ
3252 JUAN J. BUTTARI CRESPO
3112 JORGE GARCÍA PÉREZ
3137 JULIO SÁNCHEZ DE CÁRDENAS
2908 ROBERTO TORRES FERNÁNDEZ
3020 RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ – TOYMIL SALCEDO
No results.
81 MM MORTAR
2949 JUAN CLARK SÁNCHEZ – SECTION CHIEF
MORTAR 1 81 MM MORTAR
2891 CECILIO PADRÓN SÁNCHEZ – OPERATOR
3294 MOISÉS SANTANA GONZÁLEZ – ASSISTANT
2903 HUMBERTO LÓPEZ CUETO – ASSISTANT
2699 JOSÉ MAQUEIRA PÉREZ – ASSISTANT
MORTAR 2 81 MM MORTAR
2957 RAMÓN ARTEAGA DÍAZ – OPERATOR
3246 ÁNGEL E. ÁLVAREZ GRANADOS – ASSISTANT
2846 EMILIO HERNÁNDEZ TRUJILLO – ASSISTANT
2922 ALBERTO M. DÍAZ FARIÑAS – ASSISTANT
2661 ELEUTERIO PITA OTAÑO – ASSISTANT
MORTAR 3 81 MM MORTAR
2873 SERGIO CARRILLO ABREU – OPERATOR
2863 JUAN PÉREZ FRANCO – ASSISTANT
2571 RAMÓN QUINTANA BARBÓN – ASSISTANT
3643 FAUSTINO PEÑA MORENA – ASSISTANT
3120 PEDRO P. TORRES HERNÁNDEZ – ASSISTANT
No results.
Training jump over Base RAYO, Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY "C" PARATROOPERS
2698 NÉSTOR G. PINO MARINA – COMPANY COMMANDER
2645 MANUEL CASAÑAS SÁNCHEZ – SECOND-IN-COMMAND
2853 VÍCTOR HABER HABER – QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT
3059 ÓSCAR FERRER SOSA – RADIO OPERATOR
2614 FLORENCIO VALDÉS FERNÁNDEZ – BAZOOKA 3.5
3112 JORGE GARCÍA-VILLALTA ESPINOSA – BAZOOKA 3.5 ASSISTANT
2852 ARMANDO MOREJÓN FIGUEROA – BAZOOKA 3.5
3839 MAX VILA FONTANILLAS – BAZOOKA 3.5 ASSISTANT
No results.
FIRST SQUAD
2628 PEDRO FRANCO DUARTE – SQUAD LEADER (CORPORAL)
2862 RAÚL GARCÍA-MENOCAL – RIFLEMAN, SECOND-IN-COMMAND
2651 ANTONIO FRANCO DUARTE
3075 MANUEL DE J. LEÓN FERNÁNDEZ
3044 TOMÁS VIDUEIRA QUINTERO
3127 EDEL R. FERNÁNDEZ DEL ROSARIO
3160 ÓSCAR VILA MASOT
2793 ROLANDO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ
2801 ERNESTO V. FERNÁNDEZ DALMA
SECOND SQUAD
2566 RUBÉN VERA ORTIZ – SQUAD LEADER (CORPORAL)
2592 JUAN TAMAYO CORDOVÍ – SECOND-IN-COMMAND
3519 GILBERTO TABARES GÓMEZ
3522 ARAEL MEDINA ESTRADA
3628 MARIO DOMÍNGUEZ RIBAS
3524 RAMÓN GOTTARDI PIKEMAN
3547 ORLANDO LENDOIRO ROSADO
3101 HIRAM MORALES PELEGRÍN
3517 FERNANDO AGUSTÍ MARRERO
THIRD SQUAD
3069 EUFRASIO ALEMÁN – CORPORAL, SQUAD LEADER
3520 JOSÉ ANDIARRENA GONZÁLEZ – SECOND-IN-COMMAND
3079 DONATO SOTO AYME
3054 HERMINIO SÁNCHEZ VALDÉS
3263 JOSÉ LAGE PRADA
3240 HELIBERT HERNÁNDEZ
3617 JOSÉ JUARA SILVERIO
3438 CARLOS ONETTI AUÑÓN
3587 JOSÉ ARMSTRONG BAYONA
FOURTH SQUAD
3053 ENRIQUE RODRÍGUEZ CASTELLANOS – SQUAD LEADER (CORPORAL)
3284 RAÚL MUÑÓZ LÓPEZ – SECOND-IN-COMMAND
3212 ARMANDO BOLET SUÁREZ
3213 ALBERTO BOLET SUÁREZ
3082 FRANCISCO E. ÁLVAREZ MAYA
3545 ANDRÉS GARCÍA GUTIÉRREZ
3208 EDUARDO LAMBERT MARTÍNEZ
3287 ERNESTO HERNÁNDEZ COSÍO
2943 JUAN J. GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ
No results.
Paratrooper camps, tents for them.
LEADERSHIP COMPANY "D" PARATROOPERS
2613 SIXTO PÉREZ LEÓN – COMPANY COMMANDER
2653 JUAN LÓPEZ DE LA CRUZ – SECOND-IN-COMMAND
2714 PEDRO A. ALONSO CUELLAR – QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT
2951 MIGUEL REYES GARCÍA – RADIO OPERATOR
2898 JOSÉ EGOZI BEHAR – FIRE DIRECTION CENTER
3209 RAÚL VICENS VALDEZ – FIRE DIRECTION CENTER
2740 MARCIAL FACIO CRUCETA – FIRE DIRECTION CENTER
3020 RAÚL MARTÍNEZ URIOSTE – ADVANCED OBSERVER
2923 INEIDO CABRERA OTAÑO – ADVANCED OBSERVER
3267 MARIANO PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ – ADVANCED OBSERVER
No results.
Final briefing at Happy Valley, Nicaragua before departing for the Bay of Pigs.
PLATOON COMPANY "D" PARATROOPERS. SECTION RECOIL RIFLE 57MM
CANNON RECOIL RIFLE 57MM ANTI-TANK GUN
3117 JULIO ALONSO FERNÁNDEZ – SECTION CHIEF
3303 FLORENCIO A. PEÑA FLORES – 57MM RECOILLESS RIFLE OPERATOR AT #1
2948 MARIO M. SÁNCHEZ ABASCAL – ASSISTANT
2931 MARCOS MESA ROBERT – 57MM RECOILLESS RIFLE OPERATOR AT #2
3754 RAMÓN L. TAMAYO COMPÁNS – ASSISTANT
3578 RICARDO SÁNCHEZ VALDEZ – 57MM RECOILLESS RIFLE OPERATOR AT #3
3516 MAMERTO LUZÁRRAGA RUPIA – ASSISTANT
No results.
Photo in Garrapatenango from left to right Sergio Carrillo, Ruben de Quesada, (unidentified), Manuel Artime Buesa and Rene Hernandez “El Guajiro” Fresneda belonging to the heavy weapons battalion.
PLATOON COMPANY "D" PARATROOPERS SECTION MORTAR 81 MM
81 MM MORTAR SECTION
2949 JUAN CLARK SÁNCHEZ – SECTION CHIEF
MORTAR 1 81 MM MORTAR
2891 CECILIO PADRÓN SÁNCHEZ – OPERATOR
3294 MOISÉS SANTANA GONZÁLEZ – ASSISTANT
2903 HUMBERTO LÓPEZ CUETO – ASSISTANT
2699 JOSÉ MAQUEIRA PÉREZ – ASSISTANT
MORTAR 2 81 MM MORTAR
2957 RAMÓN ARTEAGA DÍAZ – OPERATOR
3246 ÁNGEL E. ÁLVAREZ GRANADOS – ASSISTANT
2846 EMILIO HERNÁNDEZ TRUJILLO – ASSISTANT
2922 ALBERTO M. DÍAZ FARIÑAS – ASSISTANT
2661 ELEUTERIO PITA OTAÑO – ASSISTANT
MORTAR 3 81 MM MORTAR
2873 SERGIO CARRILLO ABREU – OPERATOR
2863 JUAN PÉREZ FRANCO – ASSISTANT
2571 RAMÓN QUINTANA BARBÓN – ASSISTANT
3643 FAUSTINO PEÑA MORENA – ASSISTANT
3120 PEDRO P. TORRES HERNÁNDEZ – ASSISTANT
No results.
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