Luis T. Centina Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luis T. Centina Jr.

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1921

Place of Birth: Passi, Philippines

Date of Death: 18-Jul-2015

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Luis T.
Centina Jr.
(August 21, 1921 – July 18, 2015) was a Filipino American author who served as a guerrilla leader in the United States Army Forces Far East (USAFFE) during the Second World War in the island of Negros in the Philippines.
He wrote articles in Philippine publications about his personal recollections of the war, which formed the basis of a book, Almost on the Carpet, posthumously published in April 2016.
“In recognition of [his] outstanding meritorious service in ground combat during World War ll in the Asiatic-Pacific theater of operations," the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs honored him with a certificate of appreciation on July 14, 2001.