Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Fender, Freddy (born: Baldemar Garza Huerta)
- San Benito, Texas, Cameron County, United States
Military Information:
- US Marine Corps
- Rank E1
- Deceased
- QR Code
- PVT: Private
- 1-Alpha List
- Celebrity: Musician
- Lone Star Merit Award (TVHOF Class of 2024)
Dates of Service 1:
Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA
Dates of Service 2:
Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA
Bio:
Served time in the brig on several occasions because of his drinking, and he was court martialed in August 1956 and discharged with rank of private (E-1). According to Fender, he later received a letter from the U.S. Department of the Navy saying that he had been wrongfully discharged dishonorably because of alcoholism, and he was given a general discharge.
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