Rank:
Corporal
Branch:
Marines
Conflict:
WWII
Mr. Manny Rivas of El Paso, TX was a corporal in the US Marines and served as an infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment during WWII.
From June 1942 to June 1946 Mr. Rivas took part in several epic battles in the Pacific from Soloman Islandsl and New Britian to Peleliu and Okinawa.
The entire time his twin brother served in the same unit with him. He eventually served 57 years with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was their National Chief of Staff.
He retired in 1998 after serving 33 years as the Veterans County Service Officer in El Paso County.
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