SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 557
WHEREAS, The winning of World War II required the
dedication and sacrifice of millions of Americans and their
families, and the demands of that titanic struggle fell
especially heavily on the Trevino family of Zapata, who sent six
brothers into harm's way; and
WHEREAS, Descendants of land-grant owners in Zapata County,
Filiberto and Luisa Cuellar Trevino were the parents of six sons
and four daughters, and over the course of World War II, all six
brothers served honorably in the United States Army, in locations
around the world and in several different theaters of combat; and
WHEREAS, The family's oldest son, Teodoro, joined the army
in June 1941, before the attack on Pearl Harbor; a medic in the
Medical Corps for four and a half years, he served first in
Arkansas and later in India; Antonio Trevino enlisted in the army
three days after Pearl Harbor and served for four years with the
Coast Artillery Corps; sent to England after various postings
stateside, he subsequently led an antiaircraft crew in France in
the months after D-Day; and
WHEREAS, Anselmo Trevino, Filiberto Trevino Jr., and their
maternal uncle Manuel Cuellar were all sworn into the army on
November 10, 1942, and reported to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio;
Anselmo Trevino served in Arkansas for five and a half months
before receiving an honorable discharge for a leg injury; Filiberto
Trevino served in England for 25 months as a member of the 1924th
Ordnance Ammunition Company of the United States Army Air Corps,
loading and unloading bombs and small arms from trucks; and
WHEREAS, Leopoldo Trevino joined the army in June 1943 and
served with the 586th Antiaircraft Battalion; after reporting to
Fort Bliss in El Paso and training at Fort Bowie in Arizona, he
was sent via Seattle to Oahu, Hawaii; in 1944, he took part in the
invasion of Okinawa, where he and his battalion survived a
typhoon by taking shelter in their tents and in caves formerly
occupied by the Japanese army; and
WHEREAS, The family's youngest son, Jose Manuel Trevino,
was inducted at Fort Sam Houston in May 1944; the following
December he shipped out to Germany, where he served with a
machine-gun squad and sustained injuries from both a road
accident and enemy fire; and
WHEREAS, During the war, the Trevino brothers were often
unable to contact their family for months at a time; their father
spent many evenings in a local barber shop, listening for news of
his sons' units on the radio, while Mrs. Trevino and her three
surviving daughters, Adelina, Maria Concepcion, and Luisa,
prayed at home for their safe return; and
WHEREAS, By June 1946, the Trevino brothers had all been
honorably discharged and had returned to their loving family;
today, 70 years after the end of the war, five of the brothers
have passed away, but Leopoldo Trevino remains to honor their
memory and to pass the story of their heroism down to younger
generations, who have benefited from their sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, These esteemed Texans exemplified the best values
of a generation that helped to preserve democracy and liberty
during the most far-reaching conflict in world history, and their
fellow citizens owe them a profound and lasting debt of
gratitude; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby honor Leopoldo Trevino and pay tribute to the
memory of Teodoro Trevino, Antonio Trevino, Jose Manuel Trevino,
Filiberto Trevino Jr., and Anselmo Trevino for their courageous
service to this nation during World War II; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the Trevino family as an expression of high regard
from the Texas Senate.
Zaffirini
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 14, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate