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| Commodore Ramon A. Alcaraz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A 1940 pioneer graduate of the Philippine Military Academy, which was patterned after West Point by two great Americans -- Douglas MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Alcaraz is an authentic war hero. He was promoted on the spot and decorated personally by General MacArthur in Corregidor for heroism and gallantry in action in January 1942. He had shot down three Japanese dive bombers as Captain of a zig-zagging "Q" (torpedo) Boat in Manila Bay facing Bataan and Corregidor. As a result, the war planes failed to bomb their shore objectives. Quoted from "Anthology of Letters and Speeches of Commodore Alcaraz, Exponent of Seapower." By Ernesto O. Rodriguez Orange, CA April 15, 1999 World War II Journal entries May 1941 Jun 1941 Jul 1941 Aug 1941 Sep 1941 Oct 1941 Nov 1941 Dec 1941 Jan 1942 Feb 1942 - under construction |
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| Commo. R. Alcaraz, Exponent of Seapower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | Commo. Ramon A. Alcaraz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As staff member of the first PMA publication "Kaydet Gossiper"
After graduation, he joined the OSP, bassinette of the PN and became the Captain of Q-112, one of the 3 torpedo boats the Phil ever had. He saw gallant action during WW II under the direct command of MacArthur and was awarded the Silver Star for shooting down 3 low flying Jap planes off Bataan in Jan.17,1942. He also won a field promotion. After the fall of Bataan, he became a POW and was interned in Capas. After his release as POW, he joined the guerillas in Bulacan where he became a Regmtl Cmdr.
After the war he rejoined the OSP and helped in building a new and bigger navy. He organized the Marines in 1950 on orders of the then defense secretary Magsaysay. He held various key positions and was promoted to Commodore, the highest navy rank in 1965. In 1966, when Marcos became President, Parron was relieved summarily as Fleet Commander.
A controversy on the issue of honor was raised by Alcaraz. It escalated into a Congressional Investigation which cleared him of any wrong doing. Afterwards he asked to be retired.
After retirement, he and his pharmacist wife, Conching, whom he married in 1960 established a chain of drug stores they called Commodore Drug.
http://pmaclass40.8m.com/Members/AlcarazRA.htm