Career
He was killed during the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration coup d"état in Bandung. World World War II
At the start of World World War II, Lembong was an NCO in the Dutch colonial army (KNIL) in Manado. In 1943, he was captured by the Japanese and sent to the Philippines.
Lembong and several others were able to escape captivity and join a local guerrilla unit that was part of the USAFFE LGAF. Struggle for Indonesian Independence
After the war, Lembong returned to Indonesia and joined an irregular armed organization called the "Loyalty of the Indonesian People from Sulawesi" (Indonesian: Kebaktian Rakjat Indonesia Sulawesi (KRIS)).
This group was mostly made up of men from the Minahasa region in North Sulawesi who were residing in Java. In 1947, KRIS and other groups were integrated into the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Tentara Republik Indonesia (TRI)).
In 1948, TRI became the National Armed Forces of Indonesia (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI)) and Lembong became commandant of 16th Brigade (Brigade XVI). During the Dutch Military Aggression II, Lembong was captured in Yogyakarta and jailed by the Dutch for a time in Ambawara.
Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration Coup d"Etat
Lembong was initially considered for the Military Attaché position in the Philippines, but was instead appointed head of the Army Education Department.
He traveled to Bandung to take up his position. On January 23, he planned to visit the commandant of the Siliwangi Division, but was unaware that Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration forces had already occupied the division headquarters. Lembong was brutally killed by Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration soldiers.
The place where Lembong was killed is now a museum associated with the Siliwangi Division.
The street where this museum is located is now called Lembong.
