FOREIGNERS AIDING the CUBAN CAUSE
(Soldiers of fortune, Adventurers, Freelancers, Etc.)
Names beginning with "P-R"
A .. B .. C .. D-E .. F-G .. H .. I-L .. M .. N-O .. P-R .. S .. T-Z
[NOTE:
This is a limited list. Newsmen, Government officials, members of the
armed forces, and others performing their official duties along with
persons bearing Hispanic names
are usually excluded from this list. Anyone knowing of someone who
provided assistance to the Cuban cause and whose name does not appear
on this list, please contact the webmaster with the name a
circumstances of the assistance]
PATTEN, William Horace ...Born Calif. Landed in Cuba on 23 Sep 1961 to
start a guerrilla movement and was captured. Executed by firing squad.
[REF: Encinosa, 1994, p 121. Beruvides, 1993, p 154]
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PATTERSON, Bill ...Executed by firing squad June 3, 1961 Sancti
Spiritus, Las Villas Province, Cuba. [REF: Beruvides, 1993, Page 154]
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PAWLEY, William ...Letter dated Oct. 18, 1960 from Jose Benitez to
William Pawley in Support of a Cuban Invasion [REF: CIA
dispatch Nov. 2, 1960. NARA #D0740]
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PECORATO, Richard Allen ...Staten Island, N.Y. 30 years [REF: Wash Post December 27, 1962 page A-16]
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PERSONS, Albert "Buck" ...Age 47. [Life1963 03-15]
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PINKSTON, Roy ...Pilot on USG blacklist [Ref: Miami Herald May 27, 1960]
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PLUMLEE, William Robert ...Neutrality matters 1959 [FBI 105-76496-4]
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PONCE de LEON, Ronald ...No Name Key instructor [1962
Dunkin photographs]; Petition for Bond. Indicted 6 Dec 1962.
[62-00588-CR-DD SDF]
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PROCTOR, Ken ...Plans to Invade Cuba Commanded by Rolando Masferrer. [WES1960 12-26]
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RAFFERTY, Frank ...Age 40 Arrested Conspiracy & To Export
Arms with Orlando Bosch and jailed in Orlando. [MH 1965 06-12]; Of
Zellwood, Fl. Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Tampa of Conspiring
to Export Arms with Orlando Bosch et al. [MH1965 06-24]
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RAFFERTY, Mike ...Pilot from Florida. Crashed in the Florida
straits in a B25 Aircraft after bombing the Cepero Bonilla Refinery in
Matanzas Bay Nov 12, 1966. [REF: Cuba web]
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RAY, Thomas ...2506 Widow Margaret Ray Still Getting Money from Bankers
Trust of NY through Atty Alex E Carlson of Double Chek Corp.[FLSS 1966
04-17 8A]
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RAYBER, Arnold ...Arms Case. [62-CR-00728 SDNY]
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ROBERTS, John Howard ...American in Cuba Jails. [MN 1961 01-05 10A]
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RORKE, Alexander ...A $25,000 reward offered yesterday for the return
alive of two missing Americans who disappeared Sept. 24, 1963 during a
flight over the Caribbean area. The offer was announced at the New York
Stork Club, operated by Sherman Billingsley. Go to:
doc0064.html
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ROSCOE, Arthur F. ...Violation Unk. Invasion of Dominican Republic from
Cayo Confite, Cuba. Filed in Tampa 1947. [REF: M66p41]
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ROTHMAN, Norman ...Arms Conviction 1959. Pittsburgh.
Sentence Commuted by JFK. [MN 2-17-77] Tax Evasion [73-00571-CR-JE SDF]
Conspiracy to Receive and Possess Firearms [80-00572-CR-EBD SDF];
Attempted to arm a base on the Yucatan with light bombers for blasting
cane fields in Cuba. [MH 19 Feb 1960]
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RUBIN, Sam ...Attempted to arm a base on the Yucatan with light bombers for blasting cane fields in Cuba. [MH 19 Feb 1960]
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RUNDQUIST, Howard T. or L. ...San Antonio, Tex, 37 awaiting sentence.
[REF: Washington Post December 27, 1962 page A-16]; American in Cuba
Jails. [MN 1961 01-05 10A]; Conspiracy; Federal Aviation Act. Indicted
5-3-60 Consolidated with #11,670. [11671-M-CR SDF]
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