Arnulfo Acedera Jr.

Arnulfo Gonzalez Acedera, Jr. (19 December 1941 – 15 June 2020) was a Filipino general who served as the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was a recipient of awards such as the Distinguished Service Star, Distinguished Aviation Cross, Bronze Cross Medal and Silver Wing Medal.[1]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Gonzalez and the surname or paternal family name is Acedera.
Arnulfo G. Acedera Jr.
Arnulfo G. Acedera, Jr. on his Distinguished Aviation Cross recipient
BornDecember 19, 1941 (1941-12-19)
Cardona, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedJune 15, 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 78)
Philippines
Buried
Libingan ng mga Bayani
AllegiancePhilippines Philippines
Service/branchPhilippine Air Force
Years of service1963–1997
RankGeneral
AwardsDistinguished Aviation Cross
Distinguished Service Star

Biography

Acedera was born on December 19, 1941, in Cardona, Rizal to Arnulfo Acedera Sr., and Virginia Gonzales. Arnulfo Sr. was a pioneering aviator with the Philippine Army Air Corps under Col. Jesus Villamor, and fellow Calapeno and World War II hero, Lt. Jose Gozar.[2]

Arnulfo Jr. wanted to study at the Mapua Institute of Technology and that way get a degree in civil engineering, but changed his mind and went to the Philippine Military Academy instead in 1959 from which he graduated four years later. He continued on studying flying in Lipa, Batangas at the PAF Flying School from which he graduated in 1965. From 1966 to 1967 he was a commander for both the 3rd and 4th PAF Detachments which were part of 601st Liaison Squadron and 205th Composite Wing. In 1973 he flew Lockheed C-130 Hercules for training purposes at Lockheed Martin, Marietta, Georgia. In 1976 he took Swearingen Merlin course at San Antonio, Texas, and by 1983 passed a course at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Bonifacio. From June 14 to November 8, 1994, he became Deputy Chief of Staff and from November 8 of the same year to December 26 of the next year, worked at the Armed Forces of the Philippines. From the same date and till November 28, 1996, he was a commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and then until December 17, 1997, was a Chief of Staff in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.[1]

Awards in military service

References
  1. "Gen Arnulfo G. Acedera Jr". Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  2. Farolan, Ramon (20 January 2013). "AFP rites of renewal". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


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