After Leyte was declared secure, MacArthur ordered the invasion of Luzon at Lingayen Gulf in early 1945, triggering the eventual liberation of civilians and military personnel from internment ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The invasion of Leyte was like no other in the long series which had carried Douglas MacArthur back to the Philippines. It was the first piece of recovered U.S. soil he had trod; it was an area ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in World War II ...

Like two arms of a nutcracker, the two fleets were to converge on Leyte Gulf, wipe out. amphibious and supply craft there, and isolate MacArthur’s forces on the island.

PALO, Leyte — A solemn atmosphere is pervading here as the people of Leyte, together with World War II veterans, their sons and daughters, commemorate the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings at the Red Beach, ...

For many of us, we remember Oct. 20, 1944 as the day when Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed in Red Beach, Leyte, announcing, “People of the Philippines, I have returned.” ...

PALO, Leyte: The provincial government of Leyte led the 79th anniversary rites commemorating General Douglas MacArthur's landing at the Leyte Gulf, an event that signified the beginning of the ...