..Puerto Rico's ..
65th Infantry Regiment

Bronze Star

GENERAL ORDERS - 15 September 1951 - NUMBER 423

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       MERITORIOUS SERVICE....

      AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL. - By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (Sec II, WD Bul 3, 1944), and pursuant to authority in AR 600-45, the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States during the period indicated is awarded to the following named officers and enlisted men :...

      SECOND LIEUTENANT (then SERGEANT) GILBERTO CARDENAS LARTIGUE, 02263289, Medical Service Corps, Medical Company, 65th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, United States Army, 23 September 1950 to 7 July 1951, in Korea. Entered the Military service from Puerto Rico.          

Source: Record Group 338: General Orders 3^rd Infantry Division, Boxes 129 to 131 -

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