Baldomero Lopez Memoir

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Baldomero Lopez: A Savoir Baldomero Lopez was born in Tampa, Florida on August 23rd, 1925. His dad was born in Spain but then migrated to the United States and settled down in Florida. Baldomero, in high school, already showed how he wanted to be in the United States army since he was involved with the school’s military program and held the position of a regimental commander. Once he graduated, Baldomero joined the US Navy starting off as a second lieutenant, after a program that was only three years long, then becoming a platoon commander with other multiple other positions awarded to him. He went to many places to offer his services. He served in China as a platoon commander and then in California as a camp director. When the Korean War