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Reynaldo Mendoza was born on 24 March, 1917 in Aparri, Cagayan Valley, Philippine Islands, is a Filipino military officer and Korean war veteran. Discover Reynaldo Mendoza's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 24 March 1917
Birthday 24 March
Birthplace Aparri, Cagayan Valley, Philippine Islands
Date of death 4 June, 2001
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Nationality Philippines

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1917

Reynaldo Arce Mendoza (24 March 1917 - 4 June 2001) was a Philippine Army brigadier general.

1936

Out of 120 cadets who were admitted in the academy in 1936, only 79 graduated in 1940.

A year after their graduation, they would be called upon to serve in the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) to fight against the Japanese invasion.

The PMA alma mater song, "PMA, Oh Hail to Thee" was composed by Class '40 batchmates, Quirico Evangelista (music) and Reynaldo Mendoza (lyrics).

The words of the anthem profess the persistent safeguard of personal honor as the absolute duty of each cadet.

All cadets and cavaliers of the academy have to memorize the lyrics and sing the song correctly.

When World War II broke out, Reynaldo Mendoza was an intelligence officer of the 1st Coast Artillery Battalion.

1940

He was a member of the class of 1940, the author of the Alma Mater song "PMA, Oh Hail to Thee," and former Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA).

He was also the former Chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) and President of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP).

During his military service, Mendoza had received several awards and decorations including three Distinguished Service Stars and Presidential Unit Citations from the Philippines, the United States, and the Republic of Korea.

He was also recipient of the Ulchi Distinguished Military Service Medal and the Korean War Hero Medal for his command of the 2nd Battalion Combat Team (BCT) of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK).

Reynaldo Mendoza is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1940, which was the first class to complete four years of training as cadets in the academy.

1943

During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, he was a prisoner of war from 1943-1944 in Camp O'Donnell, arriving there via the Bataan Death March.

1944

Throughout the campaign to liberate the country from Imperial Japanese forces from 1944-1945, Mendoza served in the United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) Guerilla Unit as a staff officer.

1950

The Philippines was the third United Nations member country (after the USA and the United Kingdom), and the first Asian nation, to send combat troops to the Korean War in 1950.

The Philippines Expeditionary Forces to Korea served in the Korean War.

From 1950 to 1955, five Battalion Combat Teams (BCT) served in Korea.

Reynaldo Mendoza led the 2nd BCT.

This battalion was one of the most combat-experienced in the anti-Huk campaign.

1954

It arrived in Korea in April 1954 and trained in new weapons and combat techniques.

It extended peacekeeping and reconstruction work while providing humanitarian aid to South Koreans.

Mendoza succeeded commander Colonel Antonio de Veyra.

After the Korean War, Reynaldo Mendoza would proceed to assume several public service positions in education, research, and intelligence agencies.

1956

With Luciano Gunabe, he wrote Leadership for Filipinos, a book intended for the military, in 1956.

1959

Mendoza was the Chief of Intelligence (G-2) and Commanding Officer of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) from 1959 to 1962.

He then assumed the post of Deputy Director in the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) for the next two years.

He also chaired the South East Asia Treaty Organization's (SEATO) 6th Meeting of Security Experts in Bangkok.

1964

In 1964, he became the 4th President of the National Defense College of the Philippines.

1966

In 1966, he was appointed as the new Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA).

In this same year, on September 11, he was promoted by President Marcos from Colonel to Brigadier General.

1967

On August 15, 1967, President Marcos retired the services of Reynaldo Mendoza, together with seven other generals, who were holding commands in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), but were serving past the compulsory retirement period, as part of a major revamp of the armed forces.

1972

From 1972 to 1981, the Philippines was under martial law of Ferdinand Marcos.

Mendoza was already retired but had not lost his influence.

When Mendoza's nephew was arrested and abused by the Marcos' military forces, he recounted that the torture stopped after the Constabulary Security Unit's head, who used to serve under Mendoza, found out about their kinship.

1985

In 1985, Marcos signed the Administrative Order 501 to create a Board of Generals and Colonels that will study the reorganization of the AFP.

The Board included Fidel Ramos and Fabian Ver, among others, and retired generals like Mendoza and Ernesto Mata.

They acted as an advisory body to the President on policy matters affecting the organization and management of military resources.

1986

When President Aquino came to power in 1986, several coup attempts were plotted against her during the first four years of her presidency.

Mendoza and other members of his class opposed the coups and refused to participate in them despite being asked to.

Throughout his military career, Reynaldo Mendoza received three Distinguished Service Stars, four Military Merit Medals, two Philippine Presidential Unit Citations, two US Presidential Unit Citations, a Korean Republic Presidential Unit Citation, two Long Service Medals, several Campaign Medals from the Philippines and the USA, and the Ulchi Distinguished Military Service Medal (second highest decoration awarded by the Republic of Korea for military merit) for his service as Commander of the 2nd BCT during the Korean War.