Carlos F. Chardon

Carlos F. Chardon
Personal details
Born	5 September 1907 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died	9 December 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nativity	Puerto Rico
Religion	Catholic
Known for	Secretary of State of Puerto Rico; Adjutant General of Puerto Rico
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Infantry
ASN	0256034
Rank	Major General
Rank at Ritchie	Major
Camp Ritchie	Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section	7C
Battles / wars	World War II Korean War

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Carlos F. Chardon (1907–1981) was a United States Army Major who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.

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.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	74
Class_ASN	256034
Class_Name	CHARDON, Carlos F.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• 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)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)