Miguel de la Peña
{{short description|US Army Special Forces officer (1919-2012)}}
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| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Lieutenant Colonel Miguel de la Peña (February 17, 1919 in San Antonio – September 16, 2012 in San Antonio) was a United States Army officer and one of the first American officers of Hispanic origin in the United States Special Forces.{{sfn|San Antonio Express-News staff|2012}}
De la Peña joined the Army during World War II and fought from Normandy through to Czechoslovakia. He also fought in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. He retired from the Army in 1967.{{sfn|San Antonio Express-News staff|2012}}
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References
- {{cite news |author=San Antonio Express-News staff |date=September 19, 2012 |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/SanAntonio/obituary.aspx?n=Miguel-de-la-Pea-Mike&pid=159972407 |title=obituary: Miguel (Mike) de la Peña |newspaper=San Antonio Express-News }}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Downs |first=Shelby |chapter=Miguel De la Peña |title=Oral History project |publisher=University of Texas |chapter-url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/voces/template-stories-indiv.html?work_urn=urn%3Autlol%3Awwlatin.350&work_title=De+la+Pe%C3%B1a%2C+Miguel}} — includes a link to a [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/voces/template-stories-indiv-video.html?work_urn=urn%3Autlol%3Awwlatin.350&work_title=De+la+Pe%C3%B1a%2C+Miguel&link_url=&fullName=Miguel+De+la+Pe%C3%B1a video interview of Mr. de la Peña] in San Antonio, Texas, on October 25, 2003, by Rajesh Redd.
- {{cite web |last=Cook |first=Roy |url=http://aiwa.americanindiansource.com/mike/mike.html |title=Code name 'MIKE': Miguel de la Pena: American Warrior |publisher=The American Indian Warriors Association }} cites "Miguel de la Pena, Veritas", Joe Stringham, The Drop, Bob Hand, University of Texas Oral History.
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Category:Military personnel from San Antonio
Category:United States Army officers
Category:United States Army Special Operations Command
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