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Tomas Dolopo Tomas was one of nine early Filipino pioneers to enlist in the Navy. His long 44 year military career started on the USS Rainbow in which he earned $11 a month. From 1926 to 1941, Tomas worked at the Subic Naval Station and Cavite Shipyard as a civilian machinist. He was captured by the Japanese and then quickly broken free by his allies. He then joined the local guerrilla force in Masinloc. Here he engaged in intelligence activities, and freed other Filipino prisoners. After World War II, Tomas worked at Subic Bay. He volunteered to serve in the Korean War, but because of his old age his application was rejected. Tomas died at the age 97 marrying 3 wives and raising 11 children