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Aztec Eagle -- only Mexican force to serve in WWII -- trained at Majors Field Travis Hairgrove, The Herald Banner, Greenville, Texas Mon, September 26, 2022 at 3:49 PM UTC ...
Dark Docs. WW2 - The Aztec Eagles. Posted: May 9, 2025 | Last updated: May 9, 2025. WWII was near its end. Germany had just surrendered in Europe. Berlin was encircled and in ruin.
The last of Mexico's World War II veterans, former Sgt. Horacio Castilleja Albarrán, died at 98. The aircraft squadron was also known as the Aztec Eagles.
Cuauhtémoc's tortured legacy: The story of Descending Eagle, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire. (photo credit: Jose Francisco Del Valle Mojica from Xalapa, Ver., Mexico is licensed under CC BY 2.0) ...