Gonzalez CesarLuis

An officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Gonzalez was the first Puerto Rican pilot in the United States Army Air Forces and the first Puerto Rican pilot to die in World War II. His name is listed on the "Roll of Honor" of the 314th Troop Carrier Group World War II and both, his hometown Adjuntas and the Capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan, have honored his memory by naming a street after him. On 22 November 1943, 2nd Lt. Gonzálezs plane crashed during training off the end of the runway at Castelvetrano. Capt. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less