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Montano Family, 1968-1969

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Jose Montano, Sr. was born on June 19, 1933 in Infanta, Pangasinan, Philippines. He enlisted in the US navy in 1955 and served for 22 years on both the East Coast and in the Pacific Fleet at Honolulu, Hawaii. After three years in Hawaii he was assigned to the White House Special Support Group in the late 1960s. He later served in Norfolk, Virginia and aboard other navy vessels. After he retired from the Navy in 1977 he worked for 16 years at the US... Naval Supply Center and Naval Aviation Depot. He is involved in many civic groups, including the Filipino groups Filipino-American Veterans of Hampton Roads, Pangasinan Association of Virginia and the United Ilocano Association of Tidewater. He was also a founding member of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations.

In 1965 Jose married Loreto (Lori) Magalindan, who grew up in his hometown. They had three children: Amy, Jose (Joe) Jr (1968-2016) and Ben.(1)

The photographs in this series show Jose Montano Sr. at work as a Navy steward at the White House with Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. They are arranged alphabetically by item title.

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  1. (1) Rita M. Cacas, Email, October 26, 2016.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-1969

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Extent

3 Photographs : Black and white

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Two photographs were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Ben Montano on Ocotober 27, 2016. The USS Sequoia photograph was donated by Amy Montano in 2016(?).

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212