Simeon de Jesus

Simeon De Jesus (1894–1944), is a Filipino Intelligence Officer who served the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine Commonwealth Army. He was appointed by President Manuel Quezon to replaced Brigadier General Vicente Lim as Deputy Chief of Staff in 1941 who resigned to command in the field during World War II. He was released from POW camp in August 1942 after US-Filipino forces surrendered in Bataan. He served again in the Japanese backed Government, but continued to support the guerilla movement. he was captured and was tortured and executed September 1944.

Military service De Jesus was a teacher in 1914 when he opted for military service. He attended Philippine Constabulary Academy (now Philippine Military Academy) and graduated in 1916. He was commissioned as a 3rd Lieutenant and sent to Mindanao. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1917. He became a captain in 1922 and Major in 1935. He was appointed provincial commander of Davao in 1937 and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He was posted at Laguna-Cavite after 41st Division was ordered to retreat towards Bataan.

After his unit reached Bataan, the 1st PC Brigade was dissolved and its subordinate units were absorbed by 2nd Infantry Division under Major General Guillermo Francisco, the chief of Philippine Constabulary. The unit conducted covert operations in Manila during the Japanese Occupation.

Legacy General De Jesus College in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija was named after him 1946. A street in Tondo, Manila was also named after him.