Pedro Jose Gonzalez-Ramos was born in Carrizal, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 28, 1895. At age 14, Pedro became a telegraph operator with the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico. During the Mexican Revolution, Pedro continued his work with the railroads until he was drafted into Francisco Pancho Villa's Division del Norte in 1914. He would then serve as Villa's telegraph operator, under the command of Raul Madero. The United States would recognize Venustiano Carranza instead of Pancho Villa as the true leader of Mexico in 1916.
