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Vincente
Lim
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

Calamba, Laguna

, 

Philippine Islands

Vincente Lim, a Filipino and the first person from the Philippine Islands to do so, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1914. During World War II, after the fall of the Philippine Islands, he commanded guerilla forces in actions against the Japanese until he was captured in 1944. It is believed he was executed while in captivity. General Lim appears on the Philippine 1,000 Peso banknote in 2010

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Philippine Guerrilla Forces

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1944
    War Department, General Orders No. 14 (1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Vincente Lim, Philippine Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of a Guerrilla Force in the Philippine Islands from 1942 to 1944.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1944

    Brigadier General Vincente Lim, Philippine Army, was captured by Japanese forces in 1944 while operating as commander of Philippine Guerillas in the Philippine Islands, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his execution while still in captivity, on or about 31 December 1944. (NOTE: As a member of the Philippine Army, General Lim is not authorized the POW Medal.)

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942

    Brigadier General Vincente Lim, Philippine Army, was captured by Japanese after the fall of Bataan, survived the Death March and was admitted to the Philippine General Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in fighting. He was subsequently released by the Japanese in 1942. (NOTE: As a member of the Philippine Army, General Lim is not authorized the POW Medal.)