1LT US Army, Olivama Clorinda Olivas Quintana
Born: July 18, 1915
Died: March 30, 2005
Burial Site: SFNC, Section 14, Site 538
Olivama Olivas (Quintana) enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps in November of 1942 and served in Las Vegas, New Mexico, as well as the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. 1, 2, 3 She was promoted to first lieutenant in 1945 and honorably discharged in April 1946. 1 She was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Theater Campaign Medal, and the Victory Medal. 1, 4
Olivas was born in Clayton, New Mexico to Isabelita M. Arguello and Esteban Olivas. 2, 5 She was trained as a nurse at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe and graduated in 1939. 6 Before entering the military, she worked as a nurse in a sanitarium. 7 She married Manuel F. Quintana. 8
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Quintana, Olivama C. Olivas P2
“Photo,” “Olivama,” Ancestry.com Public Member Photos and Scanned Documents, posted by Corrina Valdez Allison.
Quintana, Olivama C. Olivas P3
Quintana, Olivama C. Olivas D1
New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Subsubseries: Military Discharges; Box Number: 16620; Box Title: Military Discharges Nolan – O’Neal
Quintana, Olivama C. Olivas D2
“Two New Mexicans in Army Promoted,” Albuquerque Journal, March 13, 1945, 4. Newspapers.com.
Quintana, Olivama C. Olivas D3
“Carmelita Rodríguez,” El Nuevo Mexicano, June 8, 1933, 3. Newspapers.com.
Quintana, Olivama C. Olivas D4
“Olivama O. Quintana,” Albuquerque Journal, April 1, 2005, 44. Newspapers.com.
Notes:
1. New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Subsubseries: Military Discharges; Box Number: 16620; Box Title: Military Discharges Nolan – O’Neal
2. “Former Local Resident Slain in Ranch Dispute,” Fort Collins Coloradan, December 16, 1946, 1. Newspapers.com.
3. “Olivama C. Quintana,” Albuquerque Journal, April 1, 2005, 44. Newspapers.com.
4. “Two New Mexicans in Army Promoted,” Albuquerque Journal, March 13, 1945, 4. Newspapers.com.
5. Year: 1920; Census Place: Corrumpa, Union, New Mexico; Roll: T625_1079; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 223
6. “Beautiful Formal Gowns Worn by Alumnae at Banquet,” Santa Fe New Mexican, May 18, 1939, 2. Newspapers.com.
7. Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02452; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 25-20A
8. “Manuel F. Quintana,” Albuquerque Journal, October 5, 1987, C15. Newspapers.com.
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“Olivama,” Ancestry.com Public Member Photos and Scanned Documents, posted by Corrina Valdez Allison.
Prepared by Sue Ruth, Ph.D., Central New Mexico Community College