Commodore Ramon Abacan Alcaraz (August 31, 1915 – June 25, 2009) was a Filipino World War II hero, Naval officer, and businessman best known as a recipient of the Silver Star for heroism and gallantry as part of the Offshore Patrol unit of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) during the Second World War; as the "father" of the Philippine Marine Corps, having organized it under the Magsaysay administration; and as one of the earliest critics of the Marcos dictatorship within the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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15 August 1915 Philippines
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25 June 2009 (aged 93) Santa Ana, California, U.S.
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Zodiac | Leo |
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