Life and Times of Sergeant José M. López

This study provides a biography of Jose M. Lopez, who earned the US Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. The author examines how he returned to segregation and discrimination in the United States and how court decisions, civil rights legislation, and veterans’ organizations became part of the postwar US political agenda.

Manuel F. Medrano

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Way Things Occur: Operation Castaña, The Urgency of Oral History Chapter 2: Together We Win Chapter 3: Homefront Heroes: Rosie the Riveter, Betty Crocker and the Real Women of War Chapter 4: Los Medalleros (Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients) Tejanos Chapter 5: From Mexico to the Magic Valley Chapter 6: Boxer, Sailor and Husband Chapter 7: Company K and the Machine Gun Man Chapter 8: After the War: What Cannot Be Forgotten Chapter 9: Keeping a Promesa Chapter 10: Always a Soldier: When the Trumpet Blew Appendix: An Interview with José M. López Bibliography About the Author