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|birth_year=1907 | |birth_year=1907 | ||
|death_year=1981 | |death_year=1981 | ||
|nativity= | |nativity=Puerto Rico | ||
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|death_place=San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||
|birth_date=5 September 1907 | |||
|birth_place=Ponce, Puerto Rico | |||
|education=University of Cornell (BS) | |||
|branch=United States Army | |||
|battles=World War II<br />Korean War | |||
|known_for=Secretary of State of Puerto Rico; Adjutant General of Puerto Rico | |||
|occupation=Secretary of State of Puerto Rico; Adjutant General of Puerto Rico | |||
|rank_final=Major general | |||
|years_of_service=1945-1975 | |||
|death_date=9 December 1981 | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Carlos Fernando Chardón Palacios, also referred to as “Fernando Chardón” (5 September 1907 – 9 December 1981), was Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973 and Puerto Rico Adjutant General from 1973 to 1975. | |||
After he graduated from Cornell, Chardón returned to Puerto Rico and joined the Puerto Rico National Guard. He was assigned to the 295th Infantry and commissioned a first lieutenant. In 1946, he returned to Puerto Rico and continued to serve in the National Guard. Chardón was promoted to the rank of colonel and was named Commander of the 295th Infantry Regiment. Although the unit as such did not participate in the Korean War, most of its members saw action in the conflict, either as replacements for Puerto Rico’s 65th Regiment casualties, or to cover vacancies in that unit resulting from the rotation system. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Fernando_Chardón Carlos Fernando Chardón — Wikipedia] | ||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | |||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||