Brigadier General Virgilio Norberto Cordero, Jr. (June 6, 1893- June 9, 1980) was a highly decorated Puerto Rican soldier who served in the United States Army. Cordero authored various books about his experiences as a prisoner of war, and his participation in the infamous Bataan Death March of World War II.
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| - Brigadier General Virgilio Norberto Cordero, Jr. (June 6, 1893- June 9, 1980) was a highly decorated Puerto Rican soldier who served in the United States Army. Cordero authored various books about his experiences as a prisoner of war, and his participation in the infamous Bataan Death March of World War II.
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| - Battalion Commander of the 31st Infantry Regiment
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| - Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, Puerto Rico
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| - Virgilio Norberto Cordero, Jr.
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| - Brigadier General Virgilio N. Cordero, Jr.
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| - Silver Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart Medal
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- Brigadier General
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| - World War I, World War II and the Korean War
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| - Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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| - Brigadier General Virgilio Norberto Cordero, Jr. (June 6, 1893- June 9, 1980) was a highly decorated Puerto Rican soldier who served in the United States Army. Cordero authored various books about his experiences as a prisoner of war, and his participation in the infamous Bataan Death March of World War II.
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