It turns out that “USAFFE” stood for the United States Army Forces in the Far East and he was a veteran of the U.S. military who fought during World War II.

Almost eight decades after the end of World War II, 41 more Filipino veterans received the US Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) last Friday. July 10, 2022. News. ... Usaffe units. The obverse side of ...

Celestino Almeda joined the Philippine Commonwealth Army in 1941, fought alongside U.S. soldiers during World War II and for nearly a decade has been seeking money the federal government had promised.

I read the Inquirer editorial on the World War II Filipino veterans and the efforts to record their stories. (“A terrible forgetting,” Opinion, 12/13/15). It is in our national interest to record ...

The Battle of Bataan was fought on Jan. 7-April 9, 1942, or 74 years ago, by the Usaffe (US Armed Forces in the Far East) commanded by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. It was the most intense phase of Japan’s ...

During World War II, more than 250,000 Filipinos were enlisted into the U.S. military and promised health and pension benefits identical to that of other American soldiers.

On Oct. 26, 1944, Col. Simeon de Jesus, a fighter during World War II, was arrested in Paco, Manila, ... (Usaffe) against enemy activity during the early phase of the war.

Celestino Almeda, 96, a World War II veteran who lives in Arlington, Virginia, is among those whose claim was denied. He is calling on Pres. Obama to issue an executive order directing the U.S ...

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