Tribute-Private Rosendo Diaz by Amando Gonzalez

7/25/2019 Tribute-Private Rosendo Diaz by Amando Gonzalez

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PRIVATE ROSENDO DIAZ, U.S. ARMY

MARCH 1, 1889 - FEBRUARY 5, 1918Worl W!r I

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muffled explosion as the water reached her boilers, she gently slid; bow first, under the

surface. According to official reports from the British a!y, the Tuscania sank " miles north

of the #athlin $reland %ighthouse.

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-END OF TRIBUTE-

WHAT FO>>OWS IS INFORMATION PICTURES, MAPS, AND NEWSPAPERS C>IPPIN=S:

COMPI>ED FOR THIS TRIBUTE TO PVT ROSENDO DIAZ

T%" M"&or!l ' *ro'# o* #%" =!!l/" R. R!&r"


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ROUTE TRAINSHIP FROM CAMP TRAVIS, TL TO IRE>AND

HMS TUSCANIA IS TOPEDOED 5 FEB 1918 OF THE COASTS OF IRE>ANDSCOT>AND. THE

DESTINATION WAS >A HAVRE, FRANCE

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This article was provided by Omar Rivera to Amando Gonzalez

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NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1329106/the_tuscania/

The Wichita Beacon (Wichita !ansas" # $eb %&%' Thu Pae %)

htt*s)++,,,-ne,s*a*ers-co.+cli*+/0&'/11+no2*anic2on2tuscania+

The 3reon Dail4 5ournal (Portland 3reon" Thu $eb # %&%' P %

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1329319/page_1_tuscania_dead_buried/

El Paso Herald (El Paso Te6as"%/ $eb %&%' Wed7 Pae %

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2186120/tuscania_diaz_and_garza_identified_by/

The Washington Post,31 Mar 1918, Sun, Page 16
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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1329686/bodies_exhumed/

El Paso Herald (El Paso Te6as"

08 5un %&09 Sat

7 Pae :

The Scottish clan, what an amazing people!

Francisco Diaz was the son of Rosendo and Rosenda Rivera Diaz. He is buried in the Benavides

Cemetery, Benavides, TX
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Rosendo Diaz family. He was 20 in 1910.

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Arthur DoulasHartline

Llo4d H- !ilb Robert L- Eastis Walter R- Harve4

ha.berliss Bass L- Ha,thorne

Alberto DiaC Rollin E- Da4ton Bena.in - Brittian Edar L- Ha.ilton

5acob Wister - Ed,ards 5ose R- >isnerosRu*ert Abedneo

Davis Willia. E- Ho,ell o*eland Laurcis R- Ar.ia illiam "eown "+&

>harles Le.uel Davis P- Boo@er Pedro Belton *ran' "ossaeth "+&

Sa.uel A- 5ones B- $- Bo4d Edar W- BalentineNe,.an 5- allo,a4 !IAF

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5a.es T- ore Robert E- Ban@hard Tho.as Luther BallBena.in

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