Antonio V. de Veyra

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Major General Antonio Vicente Sydiongco de Veyra

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Birthplace: Tanauan, Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Death: January 2001 (87)
United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Matias de Veyra and Crisanta Zacarias Sydiongco
Father of Private
Brother of Alfonso Sydiongco de Veyra
Half brother of Dolores Rodecindo de Veyra

Occupation: Philippine Army officer
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About Antonio V. de Veyra

He saw action in WW2 from 1941 to 1942, being a member of the Headquarters Battalion of the 4th Infantry, 2nd Regular Division (Philippine Army). After the war, he served as the provincial commander of Zamboanga. He led the 2nd Battalion Combat Team when it was undergoing training in Camp Marikorea before its deployment to Korea between 1953 and 1955. All units of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) trained in Marikina City before their deployment; unit members thus named Marikina "Camp Marikorea".

He served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from May 1962 to December 1964.

References:

1) Mark R. Condeno; "Knowing our PEFTOK Battalion Team Commanders"; 24 September 2020; https://www.facebook.com/PEFTOKKoreanWarMemorialHall/photos/a.14893...

2) https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1038478

3) http://peftok.blogspot.com/2009/12/2nd-battalion-combat-team-bulldo...

4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice-Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forc...

Photo courtesy of Mark R. Condeno; "Knowing our PEFTOK Battalion Team Commanders"; 24 September 2020; https://www.facebook.com/PEFTOKKoreanWarMemorialHall/photos/a.14893...

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Antonio V. de Veyra's Timeline

1913
April 5, 1913
Tanauan, Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
2001
January 2001
Age 87
United States