Simeon de Jesus

Simeon De Jesus
Simeon De Jesus
Birth name	Simeon De Jesus y Paras
Born	September 3, 1894; Arayat, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	October 28, 1944; Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines
Cause of death	Executed by Japanese
Buried	Fort Santiago
Allegiance	United States Army; Philippine Commonwealth Army;
Service / branch	Philippine Army; Philippine Constabulary;
Years of service	1916 - 1944
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	51st Provisional Infantry Brigade
Commands	Military Intelligence Service; 51st Provisional Brigade; Deputy Chief of Staff Philippine Army;
Known for	Deputy Chief of Staff
Battles / wars	Battle of Bataan
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross
Alma mater	Philippine Constabulary Acadmy (now Philippine Military Academy); Wright Institute
Relations	Venancio De Jesus (Father); Diega Paras (Mother);
Other work	Chief of Veterans (1944); Chief of the Division of Rehabilitation of Bureau of Public Welfare (1943);

Simeon De Jesus (1894–1944), is a Filipino Intelligence Officer who served the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine Commonwealth Army. He was appointed by President Manuel Quezon to replaced Brigadier General Vicente Lim as Deputy Chief of Staff in 1941 who resigned to command in the field during World War II. He was released from POW camp in August 1942 after US-Filipino forces surrendered in Bataan. He served again in the Japanese backed Government, but continued to support the guerilla movement. he was captured and was tortured and executed September 1944.