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Bay of Pigs Veterans Commissioned
in the U.S. Armed Forces 1963

[REF: No date, no publication information; hard cover book with high quality pages; photographs of the BOP's Veterans who went to officer's training school at Fort Benning, Georgia; photographs not in alpha order; arranged by branch of service in which they were commissioned, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps. All text is included with photographs except the introduction. Publication is said to be 1963 and was printed privately, not a U.S. Government Publication.]

INTRODUCTION

TO THE FREE MEN OF THE WORLD


In the month of March 1963, the U.S. Government offered the officers of Brigade 2506 a special training course at Fort Benning, Georgia.  The men of the well known Brigade, many still under the influence of 22 months of Communist prison, others still feeling the wounds of battle, enthusiastically took the opportunity offered by the friendly government [U.S.] to train in the use and techniques of combat and modern weapons, for the purpose of being more ready to the cause of liberating the country. [Cuba]

The photos presented represent notable instances during the development of the course, a hope of freedom for all Cubans.

Taking a step forward in shortening the suffering days in which the country bleeds, has been the purpose of each and every one of the Cuban officers participating in the course.  In this, they have obtained knowledge to win the art of warfare, war that undoubtedly will happen one day in Cuba. And which undoubtedly will participate, in the war in Cuba, the officers of the 2506 Brigade, and by the conclusion of this course they leave us a graphic memento of their many activities.    Martyrs of Giron, your fellow Brigade members continue the fight that on the 17th of April 1961 started with the heroism of titans...

List of Photos of Ft. Benning officers

[The 207 names were not in alphabetical order in the original reference.  Some photos were not available.  In all cases the names were scanned with the photo or the blank space stating "picture not available".   Each photo contained the name of the individual and/or position that person held in Brigade 2506.  A few names were spelt incorrectly but were corrected, when known, in the following list.]

INSTRUCTORS

Major Torres
Captain Torres

Name of Officer

Abreu Pazo,  Sergio
Acebo Rodriguez,  Pedro
Acevedo Aleman,  Oscar
Afont Rodriguez,  Tomas
Aguilar Marquez,  Manuel
Agusti Marrero,  Wilfredo
Alfonso Bobes,  Mario
Alonso De La Mar,  Jose
Amaro Milian,  Modesto
Avila Lopez,  Pedro 
Bacallao Fonte,  Valentin
Bacallao Perdomo,  Jose
Balboa Alvarado,  Jose
Barcena Serrano,  Luis
Barea Guinea,  Eduardo
Barrera Amador,  Alfredo
Basulto,  Jose Jesus
Battle Vargas,  Jose
Beruvides Ballesteros,  Esteban
Blanco Navarro,  Renaldo
Borges Torres,  Diego
Borrego Carballo,  Evelio
Bosch Rodriguez,  Bernardo
Caballero Acosta,  Conrado
Caballero Parodi,  Armando
Carrazana,  Leon Dilio
Carro Suarez,  Miguel
Casanas Sanchez,  Manuel
Casares Rovirosa,  Blas
Castaner Lopez,  Modesto
Cereceda Coira,  Alfonso
Cereceda Coira,  Castor
Collazo Diaz,  Ramon
Comas Menendez,  Arturo
Corona Villar,  Ramon
Cortina Lopez,  Humberto
Cosculluela Iduate,  Juan
Costa Garcia,  Raul
Cruz Cruz,  Tomas
Cruz Gonzalez,  Maximo
Cuervo Castillo,  Syla
Cuervo Galano,  Rolando
Curbelo Hernandez,  Antonio
Davila Gonzalez,  Raul
Diaz Ane,  Higinio [Nino or Niņo]
Diaz Hernandez,  Rodolfo
Diaz Perez,  Lomberto
Diego Aday De,  Arsenio
Diego Aday De,  Carlos
Dorta Garcia,  Jose
Escobar Morejon,  Esteban
Esteban Leon,  Ernesto
Fajardo Montano,  Jose
Fernandez Berrio,  Luis
Fernandez Del Valle,  Erik
Fernandez Uriarte,  Eduardo
Ferrer Gonzalez,  Jaime
Ferrer Massip,  Manuel
Ferrer Mena,  Ramon
Fontana Menendez,  Humberto
Font Boullosa,  Carlos
Garay Saavedra,  Benjamin
Garcia Acosta,  Tristan
Garcia Batista,  Enrique
Garcia Geli,  Federico
Garcia Lavaniegos,  Jose
Garcia Martinez,  Reynaldo
Garcia Rubio,  Jorge
Gayol Tabares,  Amado
Giraud Leiva,  Jorge
Gomez Delrio,  Ramon
Gomez Figueroa,  Rene
Gomez Gomez,  Fausto
Gongalez Arias,  Patricio
Gonzalez,  David
Gonzalez Castro,  Jose
Gonzalez Ferregul,  Silfredo
Gonzalez Gomez,  Serafin
Gonzalez Higuera,  Jose
Gonzalez Matos,  Tomas
Gonzalez Morejon,  Jose
Granado Diaz,  Manuel
Grenier Martinez,  Rafael
Hernandez Calvo,  Francisco
Hernandez Herrera,  Rodolfo
Hernandez Martinez,  Jose
Herrera Cabrera,  Gonzalo
Iglesia Pons,  Antonio
Iguanzo Sabatier,  Osvaldo
Jimenez Rojo,  Mario
Lamar Maza,  Rene
Lamar Maza De,  Hector
Lamar Maza De,  Luis
Lamar Maza De,  Mario
Lastre Estupinan,  Guillermo
Lavandeira,  Eulogio
Lazo Marrero,  Reinaldo
Llarena Goya,  Alfredo
Lluesma Pares,  Ernesto
Lopez De La Cruz,  Juan
Lopez Dominguez,  Angel
Lopez Estrada,  Armando
Lopez Ona,  Carlos
Lora Hernandez,  Gustavo
Loriga Chavez,  Martin
Macia Vinet,  Roberto
Martinez,  Esteban
Martinez Castro,  Luis
Martinez Delacruz,  Ricardo
Martinez Faura,  Jose
Martinez Granja,  Segundo
Martinez Roig,  Oscar
Mas Canosa,  Jorge
Menendez Rodill,  Arturo
Miranda Hernandez,  Segundo
Miyares Mendoza,  Sergio
Molinet Perez,  Candido
Montero Diaz,  Noelio
Montero Duque,  Juvenal
Montesino Acosta,  Isidro
Montes Pelaez,  Juan
Muina Boniz,  Alberto .. [correct name spelling is BONIS by Margarita P. Muiņa, niece]
Mujica Herrera,  Angel
Navarro Machado,  Manuel
Navarro Rodriguez,  Jorge
Noriega Pais,  Juan
Noriega Ruiz,  Isidoro
Oliva Gonzalez,  Erneido
Olivera Perez,  Humberto
Otegui Alvarez,  Miguel
Padron Hernandez,  Francisco
Padron Hernandez,  Irenardo
Pelegrin Hernandez,  Praxedes
Pena Flores De,  Florencio
Penebaz Tobio,  Manuel
Penton Alfonso,  Giraldo
Penton Alfonso,  Miguel
Perez Alvarez,  Jose
Perez Heria,  Pablo
Perez Lugones,  Aurelio
Perez Marquez,  Manuel
Perez Menendez,  Jose
Perez Perez,  Yldo
Perez Rodriguez,  Celso
Perez Rodriguez,  Demetrio
Perez San Martin,  Roberto
Perez Sordo,  Alberto
Perez Tamayo,  Felix
Perez Veytia,  Ramon
Pertierra Raymat,  Roberto
Pineiro Galban,  Ramon
Pino Marina,  Nestor
Ponzoa Alvarez,  Gustavo
Posada Carriles,  Luis
Posada Gomez,  Emilio
Pou Mencia,  Juan
Prendez Paz,  Reynol
Pruna Bertot,  Andres
Puig Fernandez De Cossio,  Fernando
Quintana Dela Torre,  Juan
Recarey Garcia Vieta,  Jorge
Reyes Martin,  Arcadio
Rodriguez Alvarez,  Orlando
Rodriguez Fleites,  Jorge
Rodriguez Gonzalez,  Roberto
Rodriguez Gonzalez,  Rogelio
Rodriguez Martinez,  Luis
Rodriguez Mendigutia,  Felix
Rodriguez Pineda,  Juan
Rodriguez Rodriguez,  Eduardo
Rojas Gonzalez,  Ignacio
Rojas Gonzalez,  Jose
Rosa Gonzalez,  Jose
Sanchez Gonzalez,  Arturo
Schuss Alvarez,  William
Secades Lopez,  Vicente
Sierra Lopez,  Luis
Silva Cadenas,  Felipe
Sonville Lazama,  Jorge
Sosa Camejo,  Felix
Sosa Chabau De,  Juan
Soto Camacho,  Julio
Soto Hernandez,  Octavio
Soulary Flaquer,  Jorge
Suarez Real,  Sandalio
Sueiro Rios,  Hugo
Taboada Reguera,  Raul
Tomeu Vasallo,  Oliverio
Torrente Espina,  Reinaldo
Torre Urrutia Dela,  Raul
Trincheria Diaz,  Jose
Uria Hernandez,  Luis
Usatorres Corvo,  Rafael
Valdez Campanel,  Fausto
Varona Fernandez,  Hector
Varona Gonzalez De,  Jose
Vasquez Martin,  Raul
Vazquez Casanova,  Tomas
Vazquez Ramirez,  Andres
Vega Vera,  Oscar
Vicens Valdez,  Ramon
Vilaboa Llerena,  Napoleon
Villaverde Lamadriz,  Rafael
Villoldo Sampera,  Gustavo
Vivanco Pardo,  Jose
Zamora Munne,  Antonio
Zubizarreta Besu,  Rolando

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