page_title: List of Mexican Americans
section_title: Military figures
hierarchical_section_title: List of Mexican Americans / Military figures
caption_attribution_description: English: General w:Richard E. Cavazos (born 1924), U.S. Army, First Hispanic U.S. Army 4-star general
context_page_description: Mexican Americans are residents of the United States who have Mexican ancestry. The list includes Mexican immigrants and those who lived in the southwestern United States when the territory was incorporated in 1848.
context_section_description: Anthony Acevedo –  soldier during World War II whose diary was instrumental in documenting Nazi atrocities.
  Bertrand Blanchard Acosta – aviator, fighter pilot
  Lucian Adams – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Michael J. Aguilar – Marine Corps brigadier general
  Everett Alvarez Jr. – Navy LCdr/pilot who endured 8.5 years in Vietnamese captivity and one of the longest periods as a U.S. prisoner of war (POW)
  Juan G. Ayala – two-star General in the U.S. Marine Corps and former Commander of the Marine Corps Installations Command
  Joe R. Baldonado – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  David B. Barkley – Medal of Honor (World War I)
  Roy Benavidez – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Pedro Cano – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Robert Cardenas – U.S. Air Force Brigadier General
  Richard E. Cavazos – first U.S. Army Hispanic 4-star general, Distinguished Service Cross (Korea and Vietnam)
  Kathlene Contres – U.S. Navy
  Emilio A. De La Garza – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Ralph Ellis Dias – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Jesus S. Duran – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Victor H. Espinoza – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Santiago J. Erevia – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Daniel Fernandez – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  José María Flores – General and Governor of Alta California (Mexican–American War)
  Guy Gabaldon – Navy Cross recipient, credited with capturing (or persuading to surrender) about 1,500 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the Battle of Saipan (World War II)
  Joe Gandara – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Candelario Garcia – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Marcario Garcia – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Edward Gomez – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Eduardo C. Gomez – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Harold Gonsalves – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  David M. Gonzales (1923–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Alfredo Cantu "Freddy" Gonzalez – Medal of Honor, KIA in Huế (Vietnam)
  Ambrosio Guillen – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Rodolfo P. Hernandez – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Silvestre S. Herrera – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Edward Hidalgo – former Secretary of the Navy
  Jose F. Jimenez – Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
  Miguel Keith – Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
  Salvador J. Lara – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. – first Mexican American buried in Arlington National Cemetery (World War II)
  Jose M. Lopez – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Benito Martinez – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Joe P. Martinez – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Joseph V. Medina – Brigadier General
  Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr. – highly decorated Colonel, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (World War II). He was born in Mexico.
  Tony Mendez – ex-CIA agent, portrayed in 2012 American film Argo.
  Ernest Medina – Captain of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division
  Manuel V. Mendoza – Medal of Honor (World War II and Korean War)
  Francisco Mercado, Jr. – Distinguished Service Cross
  Eugene A. Obregon – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Ralph Ambrose O'Neill – flying ace during WWI
  Mike C. Pena – Medal of Honor (World War II and Korean War)
  Rafael Peralta – Navy Cross (Iraq War)
  Oscar F. Perdomo – United States Air Force flying ace (World War II)
  Manuel Perez Jr. – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Leroy Petry – Medal of Honor (War in Afghanistan)
  Lori Piestewa (1973–2003) – first woman in the U.S. armed forces killed in the 2003 Iraq war
  Alfred V. Rascon – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Eldon Regua – Major General in the US Army reserve
  Louis R. Rocco – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Jose Rodela – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
  Cleto Rodriguez – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Joseph C. Rodriguez – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
  Alejandro R. Ruiz – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Ricardo Sanchez – United States Army General and author (Iraq War)
  Marcelino Serna – Distinguished Service Cross (World War I)
  France Silva – Medal of Honor (boxer Rebellion)
  Eugene Suarez – U.S. Marine, war photographer, World War II, and Korean War
  Jose F. Valdez – Medal of Honor (World War II)
  Eugene A. Valencia, Jr. – flying ace (World War II), Navy Cross
  Alfred Valenzuela – Majo
caption: General Richard E. Cavazos
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