Cuba Archive - Case 2494

Case ID: 2494

Title: N/A

First name: Juan

Last name: de Mata Nabel González Romero

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: Nabel González

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Day:8 / Month:2 / Year:1934

Civil Status: Single

Date of death/disappearance: Day:17 / Month:4 / Year:1961

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: Miami, Florida

Last known province-TOD: N/A

Last known province current: N/A

Last known country: United States

Location death-address: Nicaraguan jungle

Location of death - city: N/A

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Nicaragua

Trial held?: No

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: No

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion

Case description:

Member of the 2506 Brigade (of Cuban exiles) and co-pilot to Captain Crispín Lucio García Fernández killed when his B-26 crash landed in the Nicaraguan jungle on a return flight from Bay of Pigs that sought, but failed, to liberate Cuba from Castro's Communist regime with U.S. government (CIA) support. His body was recovered 37 years after his plane crashed in a mission led by Janet Ray Weininger, daughter of U.S. pilot killed during the Bay of Pigs invasion, Capt. Thomas Ray. His last known address in Cuba was in Manzanillo, Oriente.
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Miembro de la Brigada 2506 (de exiliados cubanos) y copiloto del Capitán Crispín Lucio García Fernández, que murió cuando su avión B-26 se estrelló en la selva nicaragüense en un vuelo de regreso durante la invasión de Bahía de Cochinos que buscó, pero no logró, liberar a Cuba del régimen comunista de Castro con el apoyo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos (CIA). Su cuerpo fue recuperado 37 años después en una misión dirigida por Janet Ray Weininger, hija del piloto estadounidense muerto durante la invasión de la Bahía de Cochinos, el Capitán Thomas Ray. Su última dirección conocida en Cuba fue en Manzanillo, Oriente.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Reported: Highly likely / Highly reliable source(s)

Cause of Death: - Combat: Fatality or Missing in Action

Occupations: - Transportation and Material Moving Occupations - Military Specific Occupations

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Armed Forces: Brigade 2506

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Juan de Mata Nabel González Romero