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Vicente Lim y Podico (February 24, 1888 – December 31, 1944) was a Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914).
On February 24, 1888, General Vicente Lim, Bataan hero and the first Filipino to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point (class of 1914), was born in Calamba, Laguna.
Aug 22, 2016 · Vicente Podico Lim was the third of four children of Jose Lim and Antonia Podico. Born in Calamba, Laguna, Lim grew up under the school system of compulsory public education established by the American colonizers.
Brigadier General Vicente P. Lim served as an Army infantry officer and was best known for leading a heroic defense of the Philippine Islands during World War II.
Feb 15, 2018 · By recounting Vicente Lim’s career, Frustrated Ambition illuminates forgotten episodes in Philippine history, offers new perspectives on military affairs during the American occupation, and...
When the U.S. high command turned its efforts to evacuating the Philippine Islands, Lim began to prepare for the ensuing underground struggle against the Japanese-a fight that cost him his life. By recounting Vicente Lim's career, Frustrated Ambition illuminates forgotten episodes in Philippine history, offers new perspectives on military ...
Jun 1, 2019 · Richard B. Meixsel wanted to write a biography of Brig. Gen. Vicente Lim for a number of reasons. Primarily, it was because Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army Command and Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.
Vicente Podico Lim 'Cannibal' Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1914 Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) Biography: The Early Years. Vicente Podico Lim was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, and was the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco and Antonia Podico's four children.
Lim Vicente. Brigadier General, Philippine Army, he was the first Filipino graduate of the US Military Academy, Class of 1914 (graduate no. 5282), and served with the Philippine Scouts, being promoted from Second Lieutenant up to Lieutenant Colonel, and retiring as disabled in 1936.
Jan 17, 2013 · The late war hero Vicente Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. The World War II general was beheaded by the Japanese in January 1945. His likeness is found, together with those of Jose Abad Santos and Josefa Llanes Escoda, on the P1,000 bill.— Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research.
