Macarthur Memorial Podcast

Who was Vicente Lim? Dr. Richard Meixsel, author of the book Frustrated Ambition: General Vicente Lim and the Philippine Military Experience, 1910–1944, answers this question with a brief exploration of Lim's life and times. The first Filipino to graduate from West Point, Lim’s military career spanned more than three decades. Although disappointed when World War I ended before he could get to France with a Filipino Division, Lim would later be instrumental in the development of the Philippine military and he would serve with distinction in World War II. After the fall of the Philippines and his later release by the Japanese, Lim worked with guerrilla networks to continue to resist the Japanese occupation. He was captured and later executed in December 1944.