| Title |
Colonel Jesus Villamor receiving medal for valor and the distinguished conduct star from visiting President Carlos Garcia, Washington D.C., June 19, 1958
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| Description |
Press photograph of Colonel Jesus Villamor, WW2 air ace and hero, receiving the medal for valor and the distinguished conduct star from visiting President Carlos Garcia, June 19, 1958. Photograph caption reads, "While his wife looks proudly on, Colonel Jesus A. Villamor (left), World War II air ace and hero of the Phillippines guerilla forces, recieves the Medal for Valor and the Distinguished Conduct Star, the Phillippines two highest awards from visiting President Carlos P. Garcia of the Phillippines, 6/19. Villamor is credited with destroying 8 Japanese planes as an American A.F. pilot and establishing communication with guerilla forces prior to the American invasion." Donated by Teresa Carandang
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| Extent |
24 x 18 cm; 2 images; Photograph; monochrome; black and white |
| Date |
1958-06-19 |
| Creator |
United Press International
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| Location |
District of Columbia; United States; North America; Washington |
| Subject(s) |
Filipino Americans -- Men; Filipino American women; Military decorations; Rites & ceremonies; Villamor, Jesus A., 1914-1971; United States. Air Force Services; Garcia, Carlos P. (Carlos Polestico), 1896-1971; Military air pilots; Presidents |
| Citation |
Rita M. Cacas Filipino American Community Archives, Accession 2015-162, Series 16, Box 2, Folder 16, Item 2 |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/34748
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#InC-NC
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| Terms of Use |
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