Vicente Lim


Vicente Lim
Portrait of Brig. Gen. Lim by Vicente Manansala
Birth nameVicente Lim y Podico
Born(1888-02-24)February 24, 1888
Calamba, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedDecember 31, 1944(1944-12-31) (aged 56)
Manila Chinese Cemetery
City of Greater Manila, Philippines
Cause of deathExecuted
Buried
Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Allegiance
  • Philippines
  • United States
Branch of ServiceUnited States Army
Philippine Army
Years of service1910 – 1944
RankLieutenant Colonel, US Army
(retired in 1936)

Brigadier General, Philippine Army
(1936–1944)
Unit45th Infantry Regiment Philippine Scouts
41st Division, PA (USAFFE)
Commands
Battles/Wars
Awards Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Distinguished Conduct Star
Distinguished Service Star
Distinguished Long Service Star
Posthumous honorary rank of Lieutenant General
Alma materPhilippine Normal School
United States Military Academy (Class of 1914)
Spouse(s)Pilar Hidalgo-Lim
ChildrenLuis (son)
Roberto (son)
Vicente Jr. (son)
Patricio (son)
Eulalia (daughter)
Maria (daughter)
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Vicente Podico Lim (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 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.

Vicente Lim and Pilar Hidalgo-Lim House in Malate, Manila