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 ...

80 years ago Saturday, Gen. MacArthur and the United States won the Battle of Leyte Gulf, liberating the Philippines from Japanese control during World War II.

MacArthur had also put ashore many more men (100,000 to 150,000) than he needed to take Leyte itself.

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.

A Fresh Look at the Greatest Sea Battle This new look at America’s retaking the Philippines from the Japanese in the fall of 1944 focuses on the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in ...

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, ...

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 ...

But MacArthur wanted to redeem the “I shall return” pledge he made when he left Corregidor in May 1942. He argued for an invasion of the Philippines and in the end, president Franklin ...

Leyte’s strategic location, he added, makes it an ideal site for a naval base. Leyte boasts a coastline approximately 498 kilometers long, bordering the Leyte Gulf to the east.

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 ...