From Castaño to Sugar Land

Macario García—his headstone reads “Macario,” though records often show “Marcario”—was born on January 2, 1920, in Villa de Castaño, Coahuila, Mexico. His family crossed into Texas while he was still a child, finding work in the fields and ranches around Sugar Land. School ended early for young Macario; by the third grade, he was needed full-time in the rows. When the draft came in November 1942, García answered. He was still a non-citizen, but that didn’t stop him from putting on an Army uniform and going to war.

He shipped out to Europe with the 4th Infantry Division’s 22nd Infantry Regiment. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, García hit Utah Beach with B Company. He was wounded in the landing and spent four months recovering before returning to his unit. The farmha

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