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Old 02-22-08, 04:00 PM   #4
Ishmael
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Originally Posted by JALU3
OK I found the documentary:
Filipino Americans: Discovering their Past for the Future
However, it was produced in 1995 and no where online is a complete bibliography for the movie.
Although, I did find this interesting tidbit from the USNA Alumni Association webpage:
https://www.usna.com/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=606

Of the 914 Graduates of the 1945 Class (which actually graduated in 1944 (compacted courses to produce more officers for the War-effort)), only 912 were commissioned into the United States Navy. As listed the two reasons for not being given a commission in the USN were as follows:
1 Physically Disqualified
1 Filipino

That was all for the remarks. Man! Must have been harsh for this guy. Gone through 3 years of education with your fellow midshipmen, graduate, meet all the requirements, and find out you can't be commissioned in the Navy because of his ethnicity.

Now all I have to do is find out who he is, when he was commissioned in the US Army, and when and where he died.
I'm sure the Naval Acadamy has records of the members of that class including names and places of birth. I would contact them directly.
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