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Home Town Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Last Address Richmond, VA
Date of Passing Sep 15, 1979
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, North Atlantic Ocean
After his retirement from the Navy, Jose Cabanillas took advantage of the GI Bill and received a degree in Law. For six years he was the law librarian at the University of Richmond School of Law before joining a law firm in Richmond, VA.
Fleet Clasp for US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations
Base Clasp for US Navy and US Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified
Sea Clasp for US Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea
Foreign Service Class for US Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
Year Awarded 1939
Last Updated: Mar 22, 2019
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