JESÚS ANTONIO VILLAMOR (1914-71)
US Air Force
Colonel
Place of Birth: Abra, Philippines
Military Honors: Distinguished Service Cross; Medal of Valor; Legion of Merit
Service: Jesús started in the Philippine Army Air Corps Flying School and was sent to the United States for training. After three years, he flew B-17s as part of the US Air Force’s Strategic Bombing Squadron. Jesús was also an intelligence officer and helped to coordinate guerilla activities in the Philippines.
Post-War: Jesús returned to the United States in 1948. He was in military aviation during the Korean War and became a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent during the Vietnam War. He also helped with the planning of the Manila International Airport and was the director upon its completion. The Philippine Air Force’s main facility in Metro Manila is named the Colonel Jesús Villamor Air Base.