Sgt. Jose C. Calugas, Sr. Was a member of the United States Army Philippine Scouts during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Bataan. Calugas is from Barrio Tagsing, Leon, Iloilo, Philippines.
1st LT. Rudolph B. Davila Was a Unites States Army Officer of Spanish-Filipino descent who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy during World War II (May 28, 1944). He was initially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and was upgraded in 1998 after an extensive review. Davila was born in El Paso, Texas.
Pfc. Jose B. Nisperos Was a member of the United States Army Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor during the Philippine-American War (September 24, 1911). Nisperos is from San Fernando, La Union, Philippines.
Telesforo Trinidad Was a Fireman 2nd Class in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Mexican waters near La Paz on board the USS San Diego in peacetime (January 21, 1915). Trinidad is from New Washington, Aklan, Philippines.
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CDR Leo Albea - CO of USS Wayne D. Meyer (DDG 108), April 8, 2011
CDR Luisito J. Arevalo - Head, Branch Medical Clinic, NAS Miramar, San Diego, CA
CAPT Tem E. Bugarin - CO of USS Saginaw (LST 1188) and USS Juneau (LPD 10), August 1989.
CAPT Ted Camaisa - Force Dental Officer, Pacific Fleet Seabees
CAPT Jose "Dick" Corpuz - CO of USS Portsmouth (SSN 707), 1995
CAPT Joseph de Leon - CO of USS Gary (FFG 51), September 2005.
CAPT Myles Esmele, Jr. - Waterfront Operations Officer, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, CA and also CO of PMW-250, the Defense Integrated Manpower Human Resource System (DIMHRS) Program Office under Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR) , Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS).
CAPT Burt L. Espe - CO of USS Comstock (LSD 45), November 20, 2006.
CDR Nap S. Ferraris - Director of Operations to Commander, Military Sealift Command Far East in Yokohama, Japan
CAPT Ronald L. Ravelo - CO of USS Comstock (LSD 45), January 2013.
COL Ceferina P. Ruiz - CO of 987th Medical Detachment Unit, US Army Reserve Center, San Diego, CA (September 1987 to September 1993).
CAPT Rick Sadsad - CO of NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Florida and CO of U S Naval Support Activity in Bahrain
CDR Bienvenido Valerio - CO of USS Racine (LST-1191)
CDR Henry B. Villareal - OIC Medical Treatment Facility, USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
CAPT Ulysses O. Zalamea - CO of USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), April 2001.
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Rear Admiral Eleanor Concepcion "Connie" Mariano (First Filipino-American promoted to the rank of Admiral)
Rear Admiral Anatolio B. Cruz III and Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono are the only siblings of Filipino descent to simultaneously hold flag-officer rank.
Capt. Ronald Ravelo - First Fil-Am to command an aircraft carrier in the U. S. Navy
Private Tomas Mateo Claudio - First Filipino to die during war (Killed at Chateau- Thierry in 1918).
Josefina Guerrero and Florence Finch were awarded the United States Medal of Freedom for helping the prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.
Lieutenant Colonel Leon Punsalan - First Filipino-American to command white troops in combat (New Guinea).
Vicente Podico Lim - First Filipino graduate of the U S Military Academy - West Point in 1914.
Augustine Feliciano with the U S Navy right after the 1812 War.
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