caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
captain juan pajota 1941-1946 & filipino guerrilla force -lrb- usaffe -rrb- bull ; philippine commonwealth army & bull ; united states 1976 -lrb- aged 62 -rrb- nueva ecija , philippines philippines 1946 & bull ; united states of america 40px bronze star world & bull ; raid at cabanatuan & bull ; philippine war resistance -lrb- 1941 -- 45 -rrb- & bull ; philippines ii campaign -lrb- 1944 -- 45 -rrb- & bull ; battle of bataan c. 1914 25px captain cap . juan pajota.jpg juan pajota
 juan pajota
juan pajota

captain juan pajota -lrb- c. 1914 -- 1976 -rrb- born in nueva ecija was a filipino soldier and was among the filipino war heroes during world war ii .
he became a guerrilla commander during the japanese occupation and joined the philippine resistance .
he was notably involved in the raid at cabanatuan , an action which took place in the philippines on 30 january 1945 by us army rangers and filipino guerrillas and which resulted in the liberation of more than 500 american prisoners of war -lrb- pows -rrb- from a japanese pow camp near cabanatuan .
capt. pajota and his units held off thousands of japanese soldiers to ensure a successful rescue mission .
later on he participated in the liberation of the philippines .
