Vicente Podico Lim (February 24, 1888 – December 1944 or early 1945) was a Filipino Brigadier General and hero during World War II. During the Battle of Bataan, he was the Commanding General of the 41st Infantry Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE). Vicente Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now-defunct component of the US Army). He was one of the seven Charter Members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He is memorialized in the Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote together with two other Filipino heroes who fought and died against the Japanese during the Second World War.
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| - Vicente Podico Lim (February 24, 1888 – December 1944 or early 1945) was a Filipino Brigadier General and hero during World War II. During the Battle of Bataan, he was the Commanding General of the 41st Infantry Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE). Vicente Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now-defunct component of the US Army). He was one of the seven Charter Members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He is memorialized in the Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote together with two other Filipino heroes who fought and died against the Japanese during the Second World War.
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- Camp General Vicente P. Lim, Calamba, Laguna
- Philippine postage stamps
- Vicente Lim , Roxas Boulevard, Manila
- Vicente Lim Hall, Philippine Military Academy, Baguio
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| - Portrait of Brigadier General Vicente Lim by Vicente Manansala
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| - Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
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| - Executed in December 1944 or early 1945
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| - Maria
- Luis
- Roberto
- Eulalia
- Patricio
- Vicente Jr.
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| - First Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point
- Featured on Philippine ₱1,000 bill
- Filipino World War II hero
- Commanding General, 41st Infantry Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE)
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| - Vicente Podico Lim (February 24, 1888 – December 1944 or early 1945) was a Filipino Brigadier General and hero during World War II. During the Battle of Bataan, he was the Commanding General of the 41st Infantry Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE). Vicente Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now-defunct component of the US Army). He was one of the seven Charter Members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He is memorialized in the Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote together with two other Filipino heroes who fought and died against the Japanese during the Second World War.
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