Alejandro Suarez (constabulary)
Alejandro Suarez | |
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| Native name | Alejandro Suarez |
| Birth name | Alejandro Gallego y Suarez |
| Nickname | Sandro |
| Born | March 14, 1897 Cotabato, Cotabato, General Captaincy of the Philippines |
| Died | 1965 (aged 67–68) Siasi, Sulu |
| Buried | Siasi, Sulu |
| Allegiance | Philippines United States |
| Branch | Philippine Commonwealth Army Philippine Constabulary |
| Service years | 1914–1948 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Service number | O-1174 |
| Unit | 2nd Moro Company 14th Mindanao Company 125th PC Company 112th PC Company Sulu PC Antique PC Cagayan PC Lanao PC 81st Infantry Division |
| Commands | Mindanao Military Zone 61st Infantry Regiment Sulu Area Command 125th Infantry Regiment Sulu PC Lanao PC 118th PC Company 125th PC Company 112th PC Company |
| Known for | Commander, Sulu Area Command |
| Conflicts | Battle of Bato-Bato(1944) Battle of Bongao(1943) |
| Awards | Distinguished Conduct Star Mindanao Campaign with two Bronze Stars Silver Star Purple Heart Philippine Defense Service Ribbon Philippine Liberation Ribbon Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon Long Service Medal Victory Medal |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse | Dintoy Tan - Suarez |
| Relations | Herminigildo Suarez (Uncle) Engracio Gulligado (Half-Brother) |
Alejandro Suarez(March 14, 1897 – 1965), is a Filipino constabulary officer who commanded the guerilla forces in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu Islands in southern Philippines during Japanese Occupation of the Philippines during World War II. He served as Constabulary enlisted man from 1914 to 1920 and as officer from 1920 to 1948. His 27 years experience as constabulary in Mindanao was his edge in unifying Moros and Christians alike of his guerilla force in Sulu Archipelago and North Borneo.