Gilberto J. Marxuach

Gilberto J. Marxuach
Personal details
Birth name	Gilberto José Marxuach Acosta
Born	19 November 1910 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died	18 April 1957 Santurce, Puerto Rico
Nativity	Puerto Rico
Religion	Catholic
Awards	American Defense Service Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0405503
Rank	Colonel
Rank at Ritchie	Major
Camp Ritchie	Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section	7B
Battles / wars	World War II

Awards and honors

American Defense Service Medal	American Campaign Medal	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal	Army of Occupation Medal	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 10

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Colonel Gilberto José Marxuach a.k.a. "The Father of the San Juan Civil Defense" (November 19, 1910 – April 18, 1957), was a former officer in the United States Army who in 1951 founded and became the first director of the Civil Defense in the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Biography

Colonel Gilberto José Marxuach a.k.a. "The Father of the San Juan Civil Defense" (November 19, 1910 – April 18, 1957), was a former officer in the United States Army who in 1951 founded and became the first director of the Civil Defense in the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In 1937, Japan invaded China and in September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. As a precautionary measure, the 295th and 296th Infantry Regiments of the Puerto Rican National Guard, founded by Major General Luis R. Esteves, were called into Federal Active Service and assigned to the Puerto Rican Department in accordance with the existing War Plan Orange. That same month, Marxuach joined the United States Army and on October 15, 1940, was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was assigned to the 295 Regiment at Camp Tortuguero in Puerto Rico and soon after was reassigned to 296th Infantry Regiment. By then Marxuach had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was in charge of the 1114th Artillery Co. And the 1558th Engineers Co.

During his military career, Marxuach attended the Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia for 3 months where he learned the mechanical functioning and tactical employment of all infantry weapons. For another three months he attended the Military Intelligence Center at Camp Ritchie, situated in the mountains near Pennsylvania. Here he studied the organization and composition of foreign armies, advanced map reading, interrogation of the enemy during war, and evaluation of information.

Among Colonel Gilberto José Marxuach's many military decorations are the following:

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	47
Class_ASN	405503
Class_Name	MARXUACH, Gilberto J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Wikipedia: Gilberto José Marxuach
• 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)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)