1) Captain CG Alipio Ponce Vasquez was born in 1906 in Peru and joined the Civil Guard in 1924, graduating in 1925. 2) He served in various roles within the Civil Guard, becoming an instructor in 1931 and reaching the rank of Lieutenant in 1941. 3) In 1941 during the Peru-Ecuador border conflict, Lieutenant Ponce Vasquez participated in important battles including the decisive Battle of Zarumilla, where he was killed in combat during a reconnaissance mission in September 1941.