Luis collazo biography

Born in , Francisco J. Collazo grew up on his father’s acres of farmland in the mountains of Utuado, Puerto Rico.

Biography of Luis Collazo

He idolized his father who he memorialized with a beautiful cliff park on his acre Gunter (Grant) Mountain Farm near Huntsville, AL. In , he married Carmen Ana Rivera. They have three children, Frank L, Joe, and Rosana Collazo, 7 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

To contribute to the war effort, Mr. Collazo dropped out of high school at the age of 15 to join the Army during WWII.

He also served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Mr. Collazo retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 after 30 years of military service to the Army’s Air Defense programs. In , he received the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters and Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and in the Bronze Star Medal with first oak leaf cluster for distinguishing himself in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Rep