Carlos Betances Ramírez [SEP] conflict
Carlos Betances Ramírez
Colonel Carlos Betances Ramírez (July 8, 1910 – October 28, 2001), was the only Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean War.
Early years.
Betances was born in the "Barrio" Las Delicias, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. His father died when he was young. He and his six other siblings were raised by his mother, grandfather and uncles. His mother worked as a seamstress to support the family. Though Betances stated that he was proud of being
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