Carmen Vazquez Rivera

Carmen Vazquez Rivera
First Lieutenant Carmen Maria Vazquez Rivera
Birth name	Carmen Maria Vazquez Rivera
Born	(1922-02-15) February 15, 1922 (age 102) Cidra, Puerto Rico
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  United States Air Force
Years of service	1944–1946, 1953
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	65th Infantry Regiment, United States Army Nurse Corps United States Air Force Nurse Corps
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War
Awards	American Campaign Medal WWII Victory Medal Overseas Service Bars (3) National Defense Service Medal LULAC Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022)
Spouse(s)	Leopoldo Figueroa ​ (date missing)​ Paul E. Geguire ​ (divorced)​

Carmen Maria Vazquez Rivera de Figueroa^{[note 1]} is a Puerto Rican United States Army and Air Force officer and nurse who served in both World War II and the Korean War. She is the widow of Puerto Rican politician, lawyer, medical doctor, and scholar Leopoldo Figueroa.
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