Jácana in Yauco in Municipio de Yauco, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Boulevard Brigadier General Mihiel Gilormini

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. Boulevard Brigadier General Mihiel Gilormini Marker

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Gilo como le llamadan sus tropas, obtuvo sus alas de piloto cuando ingresó a la real fuerza aerea inglesa antes de 1941. Como parte del cuerpo aéreo de Estados Unidos voló más de 250 misiones durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Gilo, bautizó su P-47 El Gallo de Yauco. En 1947 regresó a Puerto Rico como capitán. Fue cofundador de la Puerto Rico Air National Guard en la Base Aérea Muñiz.

Gilo as he was known to his troops, earned his pilot wings when he joined England's Royal Air Force prior to World War II in 1941. As part of the United States Air Corps, he flew over 250 missions. Gilo named his P-47 El Gallo de Yauco. In 1947 he returned to Puerto Rico as captain and was co-founder of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard in Base Aérea Muñoz.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 18° 1.875′ N, 66° 50.523′ W. Marker is in Yauco in Municipio de Yauco, Puerto Rico. It is in Jácana. Marker is at the intersection of Puerto Rico Route 359

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and Route 2, on the right when traveling south on State Route 359. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yauco PR 00698, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historia (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Arturo Lluberas Rodriguez de la Seda (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Monumento a los Veteranos (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Monumento de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); a different marker also named Monumento de la Orden Militar de Corazon Purpura (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Edificio Neoclásico (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); En Memoria de Todos los Veteranos de la Guerra del Golfo Persico (approx. 5.7 kilometers away); En Memoria de Todos los Veteranos de Vietnam (approx. 5.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yauco.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

2. Boulevard Brigadier General Mihiel Gilormini Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.