Vicente Podico Lim 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. Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts.
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Vicente Lim and Pilar Hidalgo-Lim House in Malate, Manila
Historical marker installed in 1995 at Lim's house in Malate, Manila
Lim (third from the right) founders of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. Stamp for National Boy Scout Movement 50th Anniversary, October 28, 1987
General Lim's son, 2nd Lt. Roberto H. Lim on March 1, 1942Awards 2
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Vicente Podico Lim 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. Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts. During the Battle of Bataan, Lim was the Commanding General of the 41st Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE). After the fall of the Philippines he contributed to the Filipino resistance movement until his capture and subsequent execution.
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