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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Jesus A. Villamor (ASN: 0-888072), Philippine Army Air Corps, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as ...
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Ignacio Villamor y Borbón (February 1, 1863 ... he was the father of five children, including the decorated war veteran Jesus Antonio Villamor. [3] Career
Arnulfo Sr. was a pioneering aviator with the Philippine Army Air Corps under Col. Jesus Villamor, and fellow Calapeno and World War II hero, Lt. Jose Gozar. [ 2 ] Arnulfo Jr. wanted to study at the Mapua Institute of Technology and that way get a degree in civil engineering , but changed his mind and went to the Philippine Military Academy ...
For these actions, Villamor was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and an Oak Leaf Cluster. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The P-26s were burned to prevent their capture by advancing Imperial Japanese Army forces on 24 December 1941. [ 18 ]
Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, known simply as Villamor Air Base (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL), is the headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and shares runways with Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It was formerly known as Nichols Field or Nichols Air Base.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s detective service acknowledged Tuesday that the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, contradicting President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The Shrine of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic church located in Pasay, Philippines, across the main entrance of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Dedicated to Saint Thérèse de Lisieux , the church is classified as a diocesan shrine governed by the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines .