What is Carmen Contreras-Bozak?
[[File:Carmen Conteras Bozak.jpg|thumb|Carmen Contreras-Bozak]] '''Carmen Contreras-Bozak''' (December 31, 1919 &ndash; January 30, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[military]] [[technician]]. During [[World War II]], she became the first [[Hispanic]] person to serve in the [[Women's Army Corps]]. She served from 1942 to 1945. Contreras-Bozak was born in [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]] or [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], [[Puerto Rico]]. She later moved to [[New York City]]. She was married to Theodore John Bozak until his death in 1991. They had three children. Contreras-Bozak died on January 30, 2017 in [[Land O' Lakes, Florida|Land O' Lakes]], [[Florida]] at the age of 97.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/war/eisenhower-staffer-carmen-bozak-armys-first-puerto-rican-woman-dead-at-97/2312211|title=Eisenhower staffer Carmen Bozak, Army's first Puerto Rican woman, dead at 97|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017|first=Howard|last=Altman}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Contreras-Bozak, Carmen}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:People from Ponce, Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Puerto Rican military people]] {{US-bio-stub}}