In Episode 2 of Patriots from the Barrio Podcast, historian and author Dave Gutierrez shares the true story of Lt. Oscar F. Perdomo, the last American Ace in a day of WWII. Oscar's inspirational story of a Mexican American overcoming many obstacles just to become an officer and a pilot in the US Army Air Corp is chronicled. Gutierrez breaks down Lt. Perdomo’s historic aerial combat mission in his P-47 Thunderbolt that also earned him the Distinguished Service Cross.