In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lim and the second or maternal family name is Podico.
Brigadier General
Vicente Lim
Portrait of Brig. Gen. Lim by Vicente Manansala
Born
(1888-02-24)February 24, 1888 Calamba, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died
December 31, 1944(1944-12-31) (aged 56) Manila Chinese Cemetery City of Greater Manila, Philippines
Cause of death
Executed
Buried
Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Allegiance
Philippines
United States
Branch of Service
United States Army Philippine Army
Years of service
1910 – 1944
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (retired in 1936)
Brigadier General, Philippine Army (1936–1944)
Unit
45th Infantry Regiment Philippine Scouts 41st Division, PA (USAFFE)
Commands held
Vice Chief of Staff, Philippine Army
Chief, War Plans Division, Philippine Army
Deputy Chief of Staff, Philippine Army
Commanding General, 41st Division, Philippine Army, II Corps (USAFFE)
Battles/Wars
World War I World War II * Battle of Bataan
Awards
Legion of Merit Purple Heart Distinguished Conduct Star Distinguished Service Star Distinguished Long Service Star Posthumous honorary rank of Lieutenant General
Alma mater
Philippine Normal School United States Military Academy (Class of 1914)
Spouse(s)
Pilar Hidalgo-Lim
Children
Luis (son) Roberto (son) Vicente Jr. (son) Patricio (son) Eulalia (daughter) Maria (daughter)
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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). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now-defunct native Filipino unit of the US Army). During the Battle of Bataan, Lim was the Commanding General of the 41st Infantry Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE). After the fall of the Philippines he contributed to the Filipino resistance movement until his capture and subsequent execution.
Lim 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.
VicenteLim y Podico (February 24, 1888 – December 31, 1944) was a Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate...
Expressway. As of the 2020 census, Mayapa had a population of 28,302. Camp VicenteLim is Located along National Highway Mayapa Road, and also the Headquarters...
the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. Together with José Abad Santos and VicenteLim, she was memorialized on the Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote depicting...
containing the portraits of José Abad Santos, Josefa Llanes Escoda and VicenteLim. After the passage of the New Central Bank Act of 1993 when the Bangko...
Southern Philippines cloth design 1,000-piso Light Blue José Abad Santos, VicenteLim, Josefa Llanes Escoda; Centennial celebration of Philippine independence;...
troops. II Corps included the 11th and 21st Divisions, Brigadier General VicenteLim's 41st Division, Brigadier General Albert M. Jones' 51st Division, and...
the front of the note feature the trio portraits of José Abad Santos, VicenteLim and Josefa Llanes Escoda. Also on the front of the note is an image of...
Monroe Knowles Charles S. Lawrence Maxon S. Lough Robert W. Levering VicenteLim Jose B. Lingad Allan C. McBride George F. Moore Ponciano Olayta, Jr....
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1941. Initially assigned combat units are 41st Division under BGen. VicenteLim (formerly Philippine Army Vice Chief of Staff) covering Southern Tagalog...
Justice José Abad Santos, suffragist Josefa Llanes Escoda, and General VicenteLim. Historically, about 50 Philippine eagles have been kept in zoos in Europe...
during World War II and Boy Scouts of the Philippines charter member VicenteLim, literary geniuses Rafael Roces and Manuel Arguilla, star athlete-turned-guerrilla...
civilians without due process like the execution of Philippine Army general VicenteLim, and the massacre of 25,000 civilians in Batangas Province. These crimes...
until 1946. Maher's wife died in 1948, not earlier as shown in the film. VicenteLim, who is shown graduating with the class of 1915, actually graduated in...
civilians without due process like the execution of Philippine Army general VicenteLim in December 1944, and the massacre of 25,000 civilians in Batangas Province...
former military officers who were executed such as Brigadier General VicenteLim, and the former Philippine Constabulary Intelligence Division Chief,...
Bonifacio in Makati City for more than two months before it moved to Camp VicenteLim in Calamba City, Laguna as its training venue on August 19, 1978. The...
outstanding Filipino soldier per year to West Point. Among these cadets were VicenteLim (USMA, Class of 1914), Fidel V. Segundo (1917), Eustaquio S. Baclig (1918)...