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Pacific Theatre
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World War II
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Douglas MacArthur
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Leyte
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20 October
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1944
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20 October
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31 December
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1944
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Leyte Island
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Philippines
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United States
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Philippines
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Australia
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Empire of Japan
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Douglas MacArthur
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Walter Krueger
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Franklin C. Sibert
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John R. Hodge
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Ruperto C. Kangleon
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Sosaku Suzuki
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U.S. troops
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guerrillas
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Japanese troops
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v
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Philippines campaign (1944–45)
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Leyte Gulf
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Ormoc Bay
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Mindoro
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Lingayen Gulf
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Luzon
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Cabanatuan
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Bataan
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Manila
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Corregidor
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Los Baños
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Palawan
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Visayas
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Mindanao
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Pacific campaign
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World War II
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Leyte
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Philippines
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American
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Filipino
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guerrilla
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Douglas MacArthur
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Imperial Japanese Army
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
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17 October
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31 December
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1944
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Philippines campaign of 1944-45
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Japanese occupation
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rubber
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Borneo
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Sumatra
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petroleum
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China
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aircraft carriers
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U.S. Third Fleet
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William F. Halsey
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Palau
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Morotai
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Okinawa
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Formosa
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amphibious assaults
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San Juanico Strait
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Samar
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archipelago
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Palo
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Ormoc City
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Baybay
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monsoon
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16th Division
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U.S. Seventh Fleet
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Thomas C. Kinkaid
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Royal Australian Navy
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Walter Krueger
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corps
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divisions
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Franklin C. Sibert
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John R. Hodge
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beachhead
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17 October
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20 October
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Tacloban City
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17 October
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20 October
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21 October
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23 October
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Frederick A. Irving
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1 November
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Carigara
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casualties
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28 October
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31 October
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21 October
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Burauen
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Dagami
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flamethrowers
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30 October
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29 October
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24 October
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28 October
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kamikazes
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aircraft carriers
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23 October
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
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23 October
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26 October
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11 December
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Ormoc Bay
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2 November
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pincer operation
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11th Airborne Division
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3 November
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7 November
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typhoon
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8 November
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13 November
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2 December
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Distinguished Service Cross
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14 December
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22 November
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23 November
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24 November
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27 November
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4 December
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12 December
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6 December
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38th Infantry Division
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11 December
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7 December
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Andrew D. Bruce
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Ormoc City
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10 December
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14 December
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18 December
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grenades
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21 December
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Joseph M. Swing
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22 November
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24 November
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25 November
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6 December
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16 December
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23 December
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Palompon
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22 December
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25 December
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26 December
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1944
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28 December
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31 December
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8 May
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1945
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HMAS
Australia
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gulf battle
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Luzon
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ISBN 0-8032-1708-0
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ISBN 0-252-07064-X
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ISBN 1-55750-885-2
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ISBN 0-8153-1883-9
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Categories
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South West Pacific theatre of World War II
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Military history of the Philippines during World War II
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Leyte
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Southern Leyte
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1944 in the Philippines
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Battles involving Japan
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Battles involving the United States
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