Ramon Alcaraz

Portrait of Ramon Alcaraz

RAMON A. ALCARAZ (1915-2009)

US Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)

1st Lieutenant (Offshore Patrol, Philippine Navy)

 

Place of Birth: Quingua, Bulacan, Philippines

Military Honor: Silver Star

Service: After Ramon graduated from the Philippine Military Academy, he joined the USAFFE Offshore Patrol (the USAFFE consisted of US and Philippine military forces). Ramon earned a Silver Star for commanding a torpedo boat that shot down three Japanese planes attacking US and Filipino forces in Bataan. 

Post-War: Ramon helped create a naval infantry force under the Philippine Navy that was modeled after the US Navy. He became known as the “Father” of the Philippine Marine Corps. An outspoken anti-Ferdinand Marcos regime activist, Ramon was forced to retire from the Navy and immigrated to the United States to continue with his anti-Marcos work.