ARE YOU BROWSER SUPPORT YOUR YOU CAN UPGRADE INTERNET EXPLORER DISABLED IF YOU MUST STAMFORD HISTORICAL JOIN HISTORIAN CITY OF BLOG ABOUT US JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE CONTACT PRESENTS PRIDE PATRIOTISM ROLE IN WORLD WAR II ONLINE EDITION BATTLES THE BATTLE OF LUZON SIZE THE ISLAND LUZON NORTHERN PHILIPPINES THE ALLIED GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JAPANESE FORCE GENERAL TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA VITAL NATURE THE PHILIPPINES KEY ROUTE SOURCES RUBBER OIL THE ISLANDS HIGH COMMAND TOTAL TROOPS THE DESTRUCTION OF CARRIER FLEET JUNE 1944 THE BATTLE PHILIPPINE SEA LOSS SURFACE FLEET THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF DESTRUCTION LEFT THE DEFENSE THE HANDS GROUND LEYTE ISLAND EFFICIENT MACARTHUR THE DECISION ISLAND HALF NEW JERSEY MINDORO INVADED 15 DECEMBER KAMIKAZE LANDINGS AIRFIELDS SEIZED THE END OF THAT FIRST DAY THE TAKING JANUARY 1945 6TH ARMY LINGAYEN GULF 8TH ARMY ROBERT SUBIC BAY 29 JANUARY BATANGAS ON 31 DIVISIONS INDEPENDENT REGIMENTS ACTION LARGEST CAMPAIGN THE PACIFIC WAR NORTH ITALY SOUTHERN FRANCE TRAPPED DEFENDERS GIANT PINCER MOVEMENT BITTER RESISTANCE BALETE PASS CAGAYAN VALLEY LARGE NUMBER ARMOR FORCING FIGHT THE AMERICANS REAL HOPE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DEGREE PROTECTION THE ENEMY SIXTH ARMY 17 JANUARY SEIZURE WAWA DAM TROOP DISPOSITIONS FEBRUARY 1945 THE CAPTURE MANILA 23 FEBRUARY TO 3 MARCH 1945 ORGANIZED JAPANESE RESISTANCE POCKETS ENEMY MONTHS AMERICAN SANTO CABANATUAN LOS BANOS GENERAL YAMASHITA SURRENDERED CASUALTIES THE AMERICAN SUFFERED COMBAT PETER THOMAS MEEHAN CORTLAND UNIT CITATION 161ST INFANTRY REGIMENT ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY ARMY WORLD WAR PACIFIC ADJACENT THEATRE OCTOBER 1944 INTRODUCTION VETERANS SERVICE HOMEFRONT EXHIBIT PHOTOS OPENING DAY