Alfredo Abon Lee
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Born25 October 1927
Santa Clara, Las Villas, Republic of Cuba
Santa Clara, Las Villas, Republic of Cuba
Died4 December 2012 (aged 85)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Allegiance
Republic of Cuba
Service / branch
Cuban Constitutional Army
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Alfredo Abon Lee in 2008 | |
| Born | 25 October 1927 Santa Clara, Las Villas, Republic of Cuba |
| Died | 4 December 2012 (aged 85) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Captain Alfredo Abón Lee (October 25, 1927 – December 4, 2012)[1] was a Cuban army officer of Chinese Cuban ancestry who was the commander of the garrison at Yaguajay Squadron and was sent to Las Villas, replacing Colonel Roger Rojas Lavernia,[2] where he fought the 26th of July Movement in December 1958 in one of the final engagements of the Cuban Revolution.[3][4] Before that, he served in the Battalion 22 during operations in Eastern Cuba.
He died on December 4, 2012, in Englewood, New Jersey, United States.[1]