Vicente Barros, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vicente Barros

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1887

Place of Birth: Lopez, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 02-May-1966

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States, Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Vicente Rico Barros (July 27, 1887 – May 2, 1966) was a Filipino U.S.
Army Major who played a major role in the formation of the first federalized army of the Philippines at the end of World War I (1917-18).
Barros was formerly an officer of the Philippine Scouts (a defunct division of the U.S.
Army).
He was a decorated soldier and a veteran of the Philippine Constabulary (1907-1911) during the Moro Rebellion before being absorbed by the U.S.
Army's Philippine Division.
Former Governor General of the Philippines Francis B.
Harrison cited Barros for his role in a brief history of the Philippine National Guard, "The Division was commanded by Brigadier-General F.R.
Day, U.S.A.; all officers above the grade of Major, by insistence of the army, were Americans, except Lieutenant-Colonel Vicente R.
Barros, a West Point graduate."