SiteTitle | • | Chicago Man To Be Named Illinois Veteran of the Month | [X] |
Organization | • | Illinois Department of Veterans` Affairs | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 October 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Jaime P. Pesongco, as a young man in the Philippines joined U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) in the initial days of the United States involvement in World War II. Once Japanese troops had overrun the Allied forces in the Philippines in 1942, he joined the Resistance and served for over 30 months fighting the Japanese forces and providing support to American and Allied efforts to liberate the Commonwealth. He was mustered out of the service on May 19, 1945 after helping free his country. | | | | Date Created: | 10-01-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 1168**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054304 Original UID: 175649 FIRST WORD: Chicago | |
|
RSS