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Rafael
Larrosa
Garcia
POW (WWII)
February 4, 1892

–

February 8, 1963

Born:

, 

Philippine Islands

Home:

, 

Philippine Islands

Rafael Garcia graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1916. He was Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy from 1941 to 1942, and retired as a Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – 1945

    Colonel Rafael Larrosa Garcia (ASN: 0-4477), Philippine Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control during operations to liberate the Philippines in 1945.