Real American Hero: Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez
Namesake of the U.S.S. Gonzalez
Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1965. He served as a rifleman with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion for a year, then served with 3rd Marine Division (Rein), where he was promoted to Private First Class on January 1, 1966; to Lance Corporal on October 1, 1966, and to Corporal on December 1, 1966.
On July 1, 1967, Gonzalez was promoted to Sergeant just prior to arriving in Vietnam. He served there as Platoon Sergeant ...
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