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== Biography ==

He ~~has~~ attended the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Marylandd.; the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Airborne School at Benning; the Army Arctic Indoctrination Course at Big Delta, Alaska; and the Special Weapons Course of the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.

Rafael Montilla was born in 1908 in Puerto Rico. He entered the Army in 1942 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry the same year upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning. He attended the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie (Class 8).

~~He is~~ a ~~graduate~~ of Blackstone College of Law, Chicago~~, Illinois, from which he received his LLB~~ in 1952. Civilians selected are those graduates presently in high federal or state political offices or on a secretarial level in a military department. Larsen, assistant commandant of the Infantry School notifying him that he had been selected as one of the outstanding graduates to be included.

Montilla was appointed a captain in the Regular Army in 1947. His later schooling included the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Arctic indoctrination at Big Delta, Alaska, and the Special Weapons Course of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. He earned an LL.B. from Blackstone College of Law in Chicago in 1952.

~~The Hall of Fame is for infantry OCS graduates who have demonstrated outstanding leadership~~ and ~~professional development~~ in ~~their military careers.~~

As a colonel he served as Senior Unit Advisor to the 79th Infantry Division and XXI Corps in Philadelphia, then as Army Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Puerto Rico. He became the first Puerto Rican officer named to the Infantry OCS Hall of Fame at Fort Benning. Montilla died on 26 June 1981.

~~In 1947~~, ~~he was appointed captain in the Regular~~ Army~~. From~~ the ~~Army Times, Volume 19, Issue 15, dated November 15, 1955, there is an article "Infantry OCS Hall~~ of ~~Fame Names First Puerto Rican" Fort Brooke,~~ Puerto Rico ~~- Col~~. ~~Montilla, who arrived in the Antilles command last July, received a letter from Brig.~~

He is the first Puerto Rican officer ~~and member of U.S. Army Forces Antilles and Military District of Puerto Rico~~ to ~~be so honored. Officers selected must have attained~~ the ~~rank~~ of ~~lieutenant colonel or have been awarded the Medal of Honor~~.

~~Prior to his return to Puerto Rico, he was Senior Unit Advisor, 79th Inf. And XXI USA Corps, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.~~

Montilla ~~passed away~~ on June ~~26,~~ 1981.

== Research notes ==

''No ~~notes were in~~ the ~~source row. Add what you know~~.''

* Cesar A. Montilla (0330877) is a different roster soldier and is not linked from this packet. No U.S. decoration is clearly named for the awards tuple.

== Technical record ==

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== Timeline ==

* 1908 — Born in Puerto Rico.

* 1942 — Entered the Army; commissioned second lieutenant of Infantry at Fort Benning; attended Camp Ritchie (Class 8).

* 1947 — Appointed captain in the Regular Army.

* 1952 — Received an LL.B. from Blackstone College of Law, Chicago.

* 1950s — Senior Unit Advisor, 79th Infantry Division / XXI Corps, Philadelphia; later PMS&T, University of Puerto Rico.

* 1958 — Named to the Infantry OCS Hall of Fame (first Puerto Rican so honored).

* 26 June 1981 — Died.

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== Sources ==

* ''Army Times'' material in the RB Archive Montilla packet

* RB Archive clipping — “Infantry OCS Hall of Fame Names First Puerto Rican” (Col. Rafael Montilla; Camp Ritchie; career schools)

* 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

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 == Biography ==
-He has attended the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Marylandd.; the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Airborne School at Benning; the Army Arctic Indoctrination Course at Big Delta, Alaska; and the Special Weapons Course of the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
+Rafael Montilla was born in 1908 in Puerto Rico. He entered the Army in 1942 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry the same year upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning. He attended the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie (Class 8).
-He is a graduate of Blackstone College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, from which he received his LLB in 1952. Civilians selected are those graduates presently in high federal or state political offices or on a secretarial level in a military department. Larsen, assistant commandant of the Infantry School notifying him that he had been selected as one of the outstanding graduates to be included.
+Montilla was appointed a captain in the Regular Army in 1947. His later schooling included the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Arctic indoctrination at Big Delta, Alaska, and the Special Weapons Course of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. He earned an LL.B. from Blackstone College of Law in Chicago in 1952.
-The Hall of Fame is for infantry OCS graduates who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional development in their military careers.
+As a colonel he served as Senior Unit Advisor to the 79th Infantry Division and XXI Corps in Philadelphia, then as Army Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Puerto Rico. He became the first Puerto Rican officer named to the Infantry OCS Hall of Fame at Fort Benning. Montilla died on 26 June 1981.
-In 1947, he was appointed captain in the Regular Army. From the Army Times, Volume 19, Issue 15, dated November 15, 1955, there is an article "Infantry OCS Hall of Fame Names First Puerto Rican" Fort Brooke, Puerto Rico - Col. Montilla, who arrived in the Antilles command last July, received a letter from Brig.
-He is the first Puerto Rican officer and member of U.S. Army Forces Antilles and Military District of Puerto Rico to be so honored. Officers selected must have attained the rank of lieutenant colonel or have been awarded the Medal of Honor.
-Prior to his return to Puerto Rico, he was Senior Unit Advisor, 79th Inf. And XXI USA Corps, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
-Montilla passed away on June 26, 1981.
 == Research notes ==
-''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''
+* Cesar A. Montilla (0330877) is a different roster soldier and is not linked from this packet. No U.S. decoration is clearly named for the awards tuple.
 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 1908 — Born in Puerto Rico.
+* 1942 — Entered the Army; commissioned second lieutenant of Infantry at Fort Benning; attended Camp Ritchie (Class 8).
+* 1947 — Appointed captain in the Regular Army.
+* 1952 — Received an LL.B. from Blackstone College of Law, Chicago.
+* 1950s — Senior Unit Advisor, 79th Infantry Division / XXI Corps, Philadelphia; later PMS&T, University of Puerto Rico.
+* 1958 — Named to the Infantry OCS Hall of Fame (first Puerto Rican so honored).
+* 26 June 1981 — Died.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
+* ''Army Times'' material in the RB Archive Montilla packet
+* RB Archive clipping — “Infantry OCS Hall of Fame Names First Puerto Rican” (Col. Rafael Montilla; Camp Ritchie; career schools)
 * 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