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    Felix Z. Longoria Jr.

    United States Army soldier (–)

    Felix Z. Longoria (April 16, – June 16, ) was an American soldier from Texas, who served in the United States Army as a private.

    He died during World War II and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery[1] after veterans supported his cause in a dispute over his funerary arrangements.

    Longoria was killed during the war, in the Philippines in , but his body was not returned to his family until Upon receiving the body, his family attempted to arrange to bury him at the local cemetery, which was segregated and limited to whites.[2] The only funeral home in town denied wake services since Felix was Mexican-American.

    The American GI Forum, a local activist group, fought against the injustice, and he was eventually buried in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C.[3]

    Personal

    Born and raised in Three Rivers, Texas, Felix Longoria moved to Corpus Christi with his wife in search of work.