page_title: Robert Lapham
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Lapham
caption_attribution_description: English: The joint and combined military force of the American and Filipino soldiers under the United States Army, Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary under the restoration of the Commonwealth Government was aided to fought with the recognized guerrillas on the Allied Liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese Occupation from 1944 to 1945 and including left to right: Army Lieutenant Hombre Bueno (Philippine Commonwealth Army), Army Lieutenant William Farrell (United States Army), Guerrilla Leader Major Robert Lapham (Recognized Guerrilla Unit, Luzon Guerrilla Armed Force (LGAF)), Army Lieutenant James O. Johnson (United States Army), Army Lieutenant Henry Baker (United States Army), and Guerrilla Leader Lieutenant Gofronio Copcion (Recognized Guerrilla Unit, Luzon Guerrilla Armed Force (LGAF) Johnson and Farrell were graduates of the third Alamo Scouts Training Class. Baker graduated from the seventh training class and was retained as an instructor.).
context_page_description: Robert Lapham was a reserve lieutenant in the US Army in World War II.
  He served in the Philippines attached to the 45th Infantry, evaded capture in the spring of 1942, and organized a guerrilla regiment in the Central Plains of the northern island of Luzon. He was promoted to major by war's end, age 28, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Douglas MacArthur. Lapham was the third person, after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and MacArthur, to receive the Philippine Legion of Honor.
context_section_description: Robert Lapham (January 1, 1917 – December 18, 2003 in  Sun City, Arizona) was a reserve lieutenant in the US Army in World War II.
  He served in the Philippines attached to the 45th Infantry (Philippine Scouts), evaded capture in the spring of 1942, and organized a guerrilla regiment in the Central Plains of the northern island of Luzon.  He was promoted to major by war's end, age 28, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Douglas MacArthur.  Lapham was the third person, after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and MacArthur, to receive the Philippine Legion of Honor.
caption: Robert Lapham (third from left)
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