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...good general likes to leave his men in peril. And Douglas MacArthur had to leave such men as Captain Jesus Villamor, who routed 54 Japanese planes with his squadron of six (TIME, Dec. 22), grenade-throwing old Joe Longknife, profane Lieut. Roland Sauinier, footballer-sniper Corporal Peter Flame (TIME, Mar. 9). He had to leave men who, with him, had met, stopped and beaten four Japs for every soldier in the U.S. and Philippine forces; who had survived the crushing days when it seemed that no aid would ever come from the U.S.; whose fortitude had driven one Japanese commander...
Major Thomas J. H. ("Trap") Trapnell, who braved heavy fire to destroy a bridge in the path of an enemy advance, and Captain Jesus A. Villamor, Philippine Air Corps daredevil ace, were awarded D.S.C.s...
...Filipinos of a flight led by Captain Jesus Vallamor. Over Batangas, near Manila, Villamor's flight ran into two flights (27 each) of Japanese bombers. The Filipinos attacked, shot down two and broke up the Japanese formations. Manila reports indicated that Villamor and Lieutenant Caesar Basa were cited for bravery...