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http://www.rememberlosbanos1945.com
At Los Ba?¨±os Internment Camp, Laguna Province, on Luzon, in the Philippines, on 23 February 1945, the United States Army's 11th Airborne Division, assisted by Philippine guerrilla forces, carried out a lightning-swift raid forty kilometers behind Japanese lines and rescued 2,147 American and Allied civilian prisoners of war, men, women, and children - Porterville, CA.
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http://www.dd-692.com
Participated in airstrikes in the Visayas, Central and Southern Luzon, night strike on shipping in Ormoc Bay, landings on Southern Mindoro, and the bombardment and clearing operations in preparation for the Lingayen landing.
Added: Tue Dec 28 1999 Hits: 197 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0
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http://www.ussbush.com
A World War II Fletcher Class Destroyer which saw action in Leyte and other parts of the Philippines. Commissioned May 10, 1943, it was sunk by Japanese suicide planes April 6, 1945.
Added: Fri Jul 14 2000 Hits: 167 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0
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http://ussdehaven.org
The United States Ship DeHaven (DD-727) was commissioned in March 1944 as the second destroyer to bear the name of Lieutenant Commander E. J. DeHaven, an early arctic explorer. Served in Leyte, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Lots of memorabilia especially of Olongapo here.
Added: Wed Sep 30 1998 Hits: 175 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0
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http://www.cv6.org
The most decorated ship of WW II and saw action in the battle of the Philippine sea in 1944 and in the Luzon invasion of 1945.
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http://www.henricoapa45.org
It was in Leyte where it made preparations for the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. It was at Leyte that news of the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II reached HENRICO.
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http://www.usspollux.com
Supported the Philippine liberation campaign operating out of New Guinea, and running a shuttle service between the islands, servicing forces afloat and bases from the Leyte Gulf to Manila.
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http://www.ignacio.org/warbride.html
The Allied invasion of Leyte 51 years ago today liberated the Philippines during World War II and became a defining moment for hundreds of Filipino-American U.S. soldiers who met the young Filipino women they would marry - article that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.
Added: Tue May 01 2001 Hits: 315 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0
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http://www.prisonerofwar.net
A powerful true story of what really happened to American Prisoners of War in the Japanese death camps in the Philippines during World War II. POW-83 is John Mackowski, who grew up inBrooklyn during the Depression and who was drafted into the Army in March of 1941, nine months before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Added: Mon May 28 2001 Hits: 304 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0
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http://www.coronwrecks.com
Scuba dive on 11 Japanese World War Two shipwrecks in Coron Bay, Busuanga Island, Palawan. Historical Background -- US Navy Chronological History -- Attack Narrative -- Ship Specifications - Coron, Busuanga Island, Palawan.
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