Roster of 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment Officers
On December 31, 1943
Obtained from the National Archives by Sean Conejos
This page contains the names of the officers present on the above date. The assignments listed come straight from the original roster. Select officers have links to their biographies at the end of the page.
The officers that have served with the Philippine Scouts before or after WWII have been marked down. Other officers may have served with the Philippine Scouts after the war (several stayed in the U.S. Army after the war), but cannot be determined without conclusive evidence. If you know of an officer who served with the PS after the war or have a biography you’d like to submit, please email the webmaster at [email protected].
Legend: * Served with the Philippine Scouts before WWII, ** Served with the Philippine Scouts after WWII,
^ Commissioned as an officer with the Philippine Scouts, † Did not appear on the 12/31/43 roster but served with the 1st Filipino Regiment
Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Company
Colonel Robert Offley*, **
Commanding Officer
Lt. Colonel Earl L. Mullinix
Executive Officer
Major George H. Mueller
Intelligence Officer, S-2, G-2, A-2
Major Tirso C. Fajardo^
Operations and Training Officer, S-3, G-3, A-3
Captain Julius L. Klein
Adjutant
Captain Walter J. Schulps
HQ Company Commander
Captain Russell E. Jones
1st Lieutenant Charles H. Tennis
Motor Transportation Officer
1st Lieutenant Norman E. Goodwin
1st Lieutenant Henry M. Durham
Communications Officer
1st Lieutenant Edwin J. Johnson
Liaison Officer
1st Lieutenant Truman P. Lambert
Liaison Officer
1st Lieutenant A. V. Mossotti
Liaison Officer
1st Lieutenant Francisco Paguirigan
Intelligence Officer, G-2, A-2, S-2
1st Lieutenant Oliver L. Rowland
Intelligence Officer G-2, A-2, S-2
2nd Lieutenant John L. Robinson
Communications Officer
2nd Lieutenant Honorato S. Echavez
WOJG Richard G, Snyder
Band Leader
Officers Attached from Other Organizations
1st Lieutenant Maurice B. S. Legare
Chaplain
1st Lieutenant Peter O. Monleon
Chaplain
1st Lieutenant Pedro Verceles
Chaplain
1st Battalion
Lt. Colonel Jamie C. Velasquez
Commanding Officer
Major Talman C. Budd
Executive Officer
Captain Atanacio T. Chavez
Student Officer
Captain Edwin H. Field
Student Officer
1st Lieutenant Francis J. Clancy
HQ Company Commander
1st Lieutenant James E. Healey
Operations and Training Officer, G-3, A-3, S-3
1st Lieutenant Arthur C. Smith
Communication Officer
2nd Lieutenant William A. Simpson
Anti-tank Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Alfred J. Servant
Ammunition Pioneer Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant William O. Martin
Motor Transportation Officer
2nd Lieutenant Venancio D. Demandante
Student Officer
Company A
Captain Joffre L. Gueymard
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Issac F. Unciano
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Alexander Dram
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Robert L. Keys
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Herbert H. Schmidt, Jr.
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Harvey H. Thomas
Platoon Officer
Company B
Captain J. Di Bianca
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Morris H. Barasch
Executive Officer
2nd Lieutenant Sydney N. Friedman
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Lloyd L. Mize
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant George E. Schlachter
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Joseph A. Price
Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
Company C
Captain Harry N. Duncan
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Harvey E. Sweeney
Executive Officer
2nd Lieutenant John D. Davidson
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Frank J. Dwelle, Jr.
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Herbert C. Johnson
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant John V. Swango
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Gervasio G. Sese
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Charles F. Vanderpool
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant William E. Vogel
Platoon Officer
Company D
Captain Vernon L. Davis
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Harrison B. Hair
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant William E. Price
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Alonzo T. Dykes
Machine Gun Platoon Officer
1st Lieutenant Albert J. Eger
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Claud M. Gregory, Jr.
Platoon Officer
2nd Battalion
Lt. Colonel George J. Mann
Commanding Officer
Major William C. Parker
Executive Officer
Captain Fred C. Guerrero
HQ Company Commanding Officer
Captain Abdon Llorente
HQ Company Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Lee W. Kelly
Motor Transportation Officer
2nd Lieutenant Doyce Hamilton
Intelligence Officer, G-2, A-2, S-2
2nd Lieutenant Edwin Livermore
Anti-Tank Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Ellis E. Myers
Communication Officer
2nd Lieutenant Irving H. Selzer
Ammunition Pioneer Platoon Officer
Company E
Captain Chester A. Pearlman
Commanding Officer
1st Lieutenant Robert H. Green
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Richard E. Hoyt
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Walter L. Crosby
Platoon Officer
1st Lieutenant Eugene H. Judge
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Henry R. Bittick
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Maurice G. Boyer
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Thomas P. Landers
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Ignacio I. Josue**
Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
Company F
Captain Frederick G. Russe
Student Officer
1st Lieutenant Robert D. Irving
Executive Officer
2nd Lieutenant Jasper W. Farrow
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Rafael M. Ileto**
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Leonard M. Jones
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Charles F. Leonard
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Jack H. Morris
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Kenneth I. Siegel
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Frank C. Jackson
Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
Company G
Captain Joseph L. Grill
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Pedro S. Balonon**
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Terrell O. B. Harrison
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Arthur R. Hines
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Richard W. Murdock
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Donald H. McBride
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Jack Palmer
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Domenick Zema
Platoon Officer
Company H
Captain Clay E. Pardo, Jr.
Heavy Weapons Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Robert M. Plangman
Executive Officer
2nd Lieutenant Erwin A. Bellm
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant William F. Lee
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Isidro D. Urbano
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Robert M. Viale
Platoon Officer
3rd Battalion
Lt. Colonel Jerome Kessner
Commanding Officer
Major Edwin E. Hopson
Executive Officer
Captain Pedro R. Flor Cruz**
Operations and Training Officer, G-3, A-3, S-3
1st Lieutenant George R. Ferguson
Operations and Training Officer, G-3, A-3, S-3
1st Lieutenant Ross B. Hill
Intelligence Officer, G-2, A-2, S-2
1st Lieutenant William F. Jeffreys
HQ Company Commanding Officer
1st Lieutenant Dorsay V. Bias
Communication Officer
2nd Lieutenant Morris A. Frazier
Communications Officer
2nd Lieutenant Charles E. Meyers
Anti-tank Platoon Officer
Company I
Captain Don A. Yancey
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Paul F. Rodriguez
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Delbert K. Scheiss
Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
2nd Lieutenant Albert S. Kelly
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Jacob J. Klomp
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Eduardo T. Suatengco
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant John J. Stockton
Platoon Officer
Company K
1st Lieutenant Edward A. Kuhn
Company Commander
Captain Robert J. Terrening
Student Officer
1st Lieutenant Clarence C. Barnett
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Norman F. McCarthy
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant James O. Moran
Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
2nd Lieutenant Fred M. Hyde
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Martin C. Kehoe
Student Officer
Company L
Captain Robert J. Fuller
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Joseph M. Fahey
Executive Officer
2nd Lieutenant Jim E. Cherry
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Miguel Manresa, Jr.
Student Officer
2nd Lieutenant William G. Pounds, Jr.
Platoon Officer
Company M
Captain Lee L. Wallenfang
Heavy Weapons Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Philip A. Pitsker
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Vernon C. Anderson
Platoon Officer
1st Lieutenant Clifford D. Sivil
Machine Gun, Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
2nd Lieutenant Benny D. Cablay
Student Officer
2nd Lieutenant John P. Diaz
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Gerald S. Marshak
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Edward F. Swain
Machine Gun Platoon Officer, Heavy Weapons
Service Company
Captain Victor Olls
Commanding Officer
Captain Virgil B. Ashcraft
Personnel Officer
Captain Compton J. Gault
Informational Officer, Special Services
Captain Clyde M. Haas
Automotive Maintenance Officer
Captain Anthony Spiotto
Supply Officer, S-4
1st Lieutenant Robert H. Bessey, Jr.
Supply Officer
1st Lieutenant Emmett C. Cochran
Ammunition Supply Officer
1st Lieutenant John T. Gill, Jr.
Supply Officer, S-4
2nd Lieutenant Anselmo P. Canapi
Student Officer
2nd Lieutenant Myron B. Haas
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Stuart J. Linc
Student Officer
2nd Lieutenant Vincent V. Rosal
Student Officer
2nd Lieutenant Tranquilino E. Vergara
Student Officer
CWO Herschel Womack
Automotive Maintenance Officer
WOJG Pedro P. Holanda
Supply Officer General, S-4
Cannon Company
Captain Clarence W. Bruce
Company Commander
1st Lieutenant Arthur J. Rosenlof
Cannon Howitzer Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Joseph E. Crum
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant William W. Fehtis
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Rafael T. Ruiz
Student Officer
2nd Lieutenant Jack H. Williamson
Motor Transportation Officer
2nd Lieutenant Vincent P. Yuscavitch
Platoon Officer
Anti-Tank Company
Captain Charles C. Paul, Jr.
Commanding Officer
1st Lieutenant Myer Cohen
Executive Officer
1st Lieutenant Bennett F. Pope
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant John A. Devine
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Ralph A. McBroom
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Eugene Montoya, Jr.
Platoon Officer
2nd Lieutenant Allan A. Smith
Platoon Officer
Medical Detachment
Major Frederick E. Spangler
Commanding Officer
Medical Officer, General Surgery
Captain Mariano R. Aguirre
Medical Officer, General Surgery
Captain Modesto R. Paragas
Medical Officer, General Surgery
Captain Francisco A. Rosete
Medical Officer, General Surgery
Captain Gregorio P. Chua†
Captain Conrado S. Topacio
Medical Officer, General Surgery
Captain Jose A. Willie
Medical Officer, General Surgery
Captain Benjamin M. Setias
Dental Officer General
1st Lieutenant Celestino A. Gomez
Dental Officer General
Unknown Assignment
2nd Lieutenant Alberto C. Elepano
Platoon Officer
Biographies of Select 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment Officers
Robert Hilton Offley
May 27, 1897: Born in Oklahoma
1918: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy
October 9, 1919: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Infantry
April 4, 1921: Commanding Officer, Service Company, 43rd Infantry Regiment (PS), Ft. Wm. McKinley, P.I.
May 8, 1922: Commanding Officer, Company C, 43rd Infantry Regiment (PS), Camp John Hay, P.I.
September 30, 1922: Transferred to 45th Infantry Regiment (PS)
April 6, 1923: En route to Ft. Sam Houston, TX
June 12, 1941: Promoted to Lt. Colonel, AUS
April 1942: Named Commanding Officer, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
July 31, 1942: Promoted to Colonel, AUS
September 2, 1942: Promoted to Lt. Colonel, Infantry
March 1944: Shipped off for overseas duty with regiment. Awarded Bronze Star Medal.
April-December 1946: Named Commanding Officer, 45th Infantry Regiment (PS)
February 1947: Senior Army Instructor, Montana National Guard, Helena, MT
March 11, 1948: Promoted to Colonel, Infantry
September 30, 1948: Retired after over 30 years of service
Tirso Gimenez Fajardo
September 24, 1910: Born in Manila, P.I.
June 12, 1934: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, appointed 2nd Lieutenant, Philippine Scouts
Married Lilian Elizabeth “Diane” DeVault
1934-39: Instructor of History and Tactics, Philippine Military Academy
1939: Masters student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring in Mechanical Engineering
1941: Earned a Master of Science
1941: Student at the Command and General Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, KS
1942: Named Executive Officer, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment at Ft. Ord, CA
March 1944: Shipped off for overseas duty with regiment
September 1946: Retired from U.S. Army with rank of Colonel. Transferred to Philippine Army.
1947: Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy
June 12, 1958: Named Commanding General of the Philippine Army
August 1, 1959: Retired from the Philippine Army with rank of Brigadier General
May 6, 1986: Passed away in the P.I.
Francisco Paguirigan
January 29, 1911: Born in Isabella, P.I.
Taught at the University of the Philippines
September 19, 1938: Arrived in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. from the P.I. aboard the SS Empress Russia
September 1938: Arrived in Seattle
1940: Student at Stanford University, specializing in geology and meteorology
May 19, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 1st Lieutenant
Trained at Air Force Intelligence School
Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
March 20, 1944: Sailed from San Francisco for overseas duty
August 10, 1946: Married Dolores De La Rama
April 21, 1947: Became a U.S. Citizen
March 31, 1978: Passed away in San Francisco, CA
Honorato Singco Eschavez
January 11, 1909: Born in Ginatilan, Cebu, P.I.
August 1929: Arrived in the U.S. from the P.I. aboard the SS Grant
1934: Serving on the U.S.S. Lexington
November 13, 1934: Became a U.S. Citizen
Served six years with U.S. Navy and four years with U.S. Merchant Marine
Flyweight champion of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet
1940: Lived in Baltimore, MD, working for Bull Steamship Lines
December 7, 1943: Joined the U.S. Army,
Attended Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
May 7, 1948: Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army
April 9, 1949: Married Joan Marilyn Phillips
May 22, 1980: Passed away in Los Angeles, CA
Fr. Peter O. Monleon
April 29: 1892: Born in Boac, Marinduque, P.I.
1917: Theological Student, studying at St. John’s Seminary, Boston, MA. Became a Catholic Priest.
1923: Came to the U.S. from the PI., lived in Washington DC.
Before 1940: Moved to Seattle
June 10, 1943: Joined the U.S. Army, commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant (Chaplain)
Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
April 30, 1953: Retired from the U.S. Army as a Major
April 4, 1977: Passed away in Washington, D.C.
Rev. Maurice B. S. Legare
September 22, 1899: Born in Cebu, P.I.
Chaplain (Presbyterian)
March 3, 1943: Commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant (Chaplain)
Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
January 19, 1946: Honorably Discharged from the 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division.
July 11, 1954: Passed away
Fr. Pedro Anacleto Verceles
April 12, 1907: Born in Tubao, La Union,
June 1940: Arrived in U.S. from Italy
Attended St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s, Kansas as a Divinity Student
Joined the U.S. Army, commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant (Chaplain)
Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Jaime Camacho Velasquez
April 4, 1907: Born in the P.I.
1931: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, commissioned as 3rd Lieutenant, Philippine Constabulary
1940-41: Commandant of Cadets, Philippine Military Academy
1941-42: Officer with the U.S. Army Forces Far East
February 20, 1942: Evacuated Corregidor aboard the U.S.S. Swordfish and accompanied President Manuel Quezon to Australia then the U.S.
1942: Reassigned to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
July 6, 1946: Promoted to Colonel
1946-47: Executive Officer, Military Police Command
1947: Military Attache, Philippine Embassy, Washington D.C.
Atanacio T. Chavez
October 9, 1917: Born in P.I.
1941: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, originally commissioned in Philippine Army
Assigned to 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
1947: S-3, Engineer Service Battalion, Santolan Barracks, Rizal, P.I.
Venancio Doromal Demandante
April 1, 1907: Born in Dumaugas, Iloilo
June 17, 1929: Arrived in U.S. (Seattle) from the P.I. on the SS President Jefferson
Attended Linfield College, McMinville, OR
Became a secondary school teacher in Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 11, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
1982: Became a U.S. Citizen in Minnesota
November 3, 2004: Passed away
Issac F. Unciano
June 2, 1908: Born in the P.I.
July 9, 1934: Arrived in the U.S. (Los Angeles) from the P.I., heading to Chicago, IL
Earned post-secondary degree
March 5, 1941: Enlisted with the Illinois National Guard, Corps of Engineers, with rank of Sergeant
1942: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Continued to serve in the U.S. Army and served in Germany
June 30, 1961: Retired as a Captain
Married to Felipa Y. Unciano. Had at least 2 kids: Issac and Catherine
February 10, 1989: Passed away
Abdon Llorente
July 30, 1893: Born in Bamban, Tarlac, P.I.
September 10, 1920: Arrived in the U.S. (Los Angeles) from the P.I. to attend Columbia University In New York
1942: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
January 9, 1943: Became a U.S. Citizen in California
Retired from the Army as a Major
September 18, 1957: Died in San Juan, Rizal, P.I.
Fred C. Guerrero
December 18, 1897: Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte
February 23, 1942: Joined U.S. Army, commissioned as Captain
September 23, 1942: Became a U.S. Citizen at San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 1980: Passed away
Ignacio Ibalio Josue
February 1, 1911: Born in Aparri, Cagayan
October 10, 1927: Arrived in the U.S. (Seattle) from the P.I.
Worked for the Cannery Workers and Farm Labor Union
November 23, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
April 20, 1945: Married Victoria Petell at Angeles, Pampanga, P.I.
August 26, 1946: Became a U.S. Citizen
Remained in U.S. Army to at least Captain
His children: Vivien born in Angeles, Pampanga; Allan born in Ft. McKinley; Eileen born in Camp Stoneman
December 31, 1962: Retired from U.S. Army
April 21, 1997: Passed away in Tacoma, WA
Rafael Manio Ileto
October 20, 1924: Born in the P.I.
June 1943: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy
Assigned to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
1948-49: Served as Captain, AUS, with 3rd Battalion, 44th Infantry Regiment (PS)
Pedro Sobrino Balonon
January 31, 1905: Born in San Jose, Antique
September 9, 1925: Arrived in U.S. (San Francisco) from the P.I. on the SS President Wilson
Lawyer in the Philippines
August 4, 1937: Employed on the U.S. Army Transport Chateau Thierry
1940: Lived in New York City, employed by John A.B. Smith
October 22, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 1st Lieutenant
Platoon and later Company Commander, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Post-1946: Legal Assistance Officer, 80th Ordnance Depot Co. (PS)
August 14, 1948: Retired from Army
March 17, 1981: Passed away in Manahawkin, NJ
Isidro De Guzman Urbano
May 15, 1920: Born in Manila, P.I.
1926: Entered the U.S. from the Philippines in Seattle
1930: Lived in San Francisco, CA
June 27, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
February 20, 1943: Became a U.S. Citizen at Camp Beale, CA
November 25, 1945: Married Maria Soledad in Manila, P.I.
His children: Isidro Jr. (1946) and Sandra Dene (1948)
Korean War: Officer in the 31st Infantry Regiment
September 18, 1952: KIA in Korea with rank of Captain
Robert Maurice Viale
March 1941: Enlisted with the National Guard, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
Trained in San Luis Obispo with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Sent overseas with Company K, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Fought in Bougainville and the Philippines
February 5, 1945: KIA in Manila, P.I. Sacrificed himself by smothering a grenade.
October 25, 1945: Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Pedro Roxas Florcruz
February 22, 1918: Born in the P.I.
1942: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy
1942-43: Company Commander, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
1943-44: 3rd Battalion S-3, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
1944-45: Regimental S-3, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
January-August 1947: Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 57th Infantry Regiment (PS)
August 1947-May 1948: Regimental S-3, 57th Infantry Regiment (PS)
Eduardo Tolentino Suatengco
July 20, 1931: Born in the P.I.
June 1943: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy
September 1943: At the Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA
September 1943-March 1945: Platoon Leader, 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
October 18, 1944: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, AUS
April-June 1945: Student at the Command and General Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, KS
June 1945-June 1946: Administrative Officer, U.S. Army Training Group, Army Forces Pacific
June 28, 1946: Promoted to Captain, AUS
July 1946: Staff Officer, U.S. Advisory Mission to the Philippine Army
Pedro P. Holanda
April 13, 1906: Born in Leyte, P.I.
1926: Arrived in the U.S. from the Philippines
1928: Became a U.S. Citizen
1930 Census: Soldier with the 30th Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco, CA
1940 Census: Soldier at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
March 31, 1949: Retired as Warrant Officer 1
August 19, 1975: Passed away
Anselmo Pelovello Canapi
April 21, 1906: Born in Iguig, Cagayan, P.I.
Lived in New York City, employed by a Mr. Frederick W. Werner
May 1, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Vincent Velasquez Rosal
July 6, 1908: Born in P.I.
1930 Census: Living in Manhattan, WA as a servant to LaRoo E. Woodman
1940 Census: Living in Seattle, WA as a houseboy to Dr. C. L. Templeton
1942: Living in Jefferson County, WA
April 23, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
March 6, 1943: Became a U.S. Citizen
Served in the Korean War
October 31, 1963: Retired as 2nd Lieutenant.
January 15, 1988: Passed away in San Francisco, CA
Tranquilino Eleccion Vergara
July 9, 1902: Born in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, P.I
June 1924: First arrived in the U.S. (Seattle) from the Philippines
July 31, 1936: Became a U.S. Citizen
1942: Lived in New York City, working for Hotel Astor
November 16, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
September 6, 2001: Passed away
Rafael T. Ruiz
October 22, 1905: Born in the P.I.
1938: Private 1st Class with Battery A, 1st Observation Battalion, Field Artillery, Ft. Bragg NC
1942: Assigned to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
April 30, 1950: Retired as a 1st Lieutenant
March 28, 1970: Passed away
Dr. Conrado S. Topacio
December 1941: Member of the medical staff of the Red Cross ship, S.S. Mactan
January-June 1942: Remained in Australia
1942: Reassigned to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
1944: Reassigned to Walter Reed General Hospital
May 1957: Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, AUS
December 1, 1962: Retired as Lieutenant Colonel
Dr. Modesto Reyes Paragas
June 15, 1906: Born in Lingayen, Pangasinan, P.I.
May 23, 1924: Arrived in the U.S. (Seattle) from the P.I. on the S.S. President Grant
1930 Census: Living in Bloomington, IN
Moved to Hammond, IN
May 3, 1935: Married Carol M. Romine in Chicago, IL
Medical Doctor, practiced in Creston, IA
October 27, 1942: Entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps
November 10, 1942: Entered into Active Duty
Served at Avon Park Bombing Range Hospital, 3rd Air Force, Florida
March 19, 1943: Became a U.S. Citizen
April 6, 1944: Departed for overseas duty
Served with 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment; 3rd Filipino Infantry Regiment, PCAU No. 8; MP Command, AFWESPAC
January 14, 1946: Returned from overseas duty
April 9, 1946: Honorably Discharged
November 23, 1966: Passed away
Dr. Francisco A. Rosete
January 27, 1902: Born in the P.I.
August 26, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army
August 26, 1942: Married Geraldine Mougeole in Cook County, IL
1943: Served with 1st Filipino Regiment. Awarded Bronze Star Medal
Served with HQ, Visayan Zone, Military Police Command
May 25, 1946: Honorable Discharge as Major
August 16, 1961: Passed away in Maywood, IL
Dr. Jose A. Willie
April 10, 1910: Born in Parang, Cotobato, P.I.
1937: Graduated Medical School in the Philippines
February 1, 1939: Joined U.S. Army
September 17, 1939: Arrived to the U.S. (in Los Angeles en route to New York City) from the P.I.
Father was a U.S. Citizen
1942: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
1943: Served with 1st Filipino Regiment
August 14, 1949: Promoted to Major, AUS
August 15, 1950: Promoted to Major, Medical Corps
May 19, 1955: Retired as Major
December 1, 1996: Passed away in San Diego, CA
Dr. Benjamin M. Setias
1917: Born in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, P.I.
December 1941: Served as a Red Cross Dentist on the SS Mactan
October 1942: Sailed from Melbourne, Australia to U.S. aboard the SS Poelau Laut
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Dr. Celestino A. Gomez
April 3, 1912: Born in Bauang, La Union, P.I.
June 1930: Arrived in the U.S. (Seattle) from the P.I. aboard the SS President Taft
April 5, 1943: Joined the U.S. Army
1943: Served with the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
October 16, 1953: Retired from the U.S. Air Force with rank of Lt. Colonel
February 25, 1988: Passed away at Kansas City, MO
Miguel Manresa, Jr.
December 23, 1915: Born in Romblon, Romblon, P.I.
Attended the Agriculture College in Laguna, P.I.
1940: Post-graduate student at Iowa State College, Ames, IA
April 19, 1943: Enlisted in the U.S. Army in Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.
Assigned to 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
March 1944: Shipped off for overseas duty with regiment
October 20, 1948: Retired from U.S. Army with rank of Captain
April 1, 1978: Passed away
Eugene Montoya, Jr.
November 14, 1914: Born in Santa Fe, NM
1940: Worked for the Santa Fe Motor Co.
June 16, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army at Santa Fe, NM
Attended Officer’s Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.
Assigned to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
Transferred to Company M, 167th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division as Motor Transport Officer
April 6, 1944: Departed for overseas duty with regiment
December 17, 1945: Arrived back in the U.S.
February 26, 1946: Honorably Discharged
January 11, 1979: Passed away
Benny D. Cablay
August 25, 1919: Born in the P.I.
1935: Lived in Los Angeles, CA
1940: Working for Mrs. Edith Jackson in Sacramento, CA as a “servant”
March 24, 1942: Enlisted in the U.S. Army at Sacramento, CA. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.
Assigned to 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment
September 1977: Passed away