Inquirer on MSN6m
Hospital ward for war veterans, retired soldiers opens in Tacloban
The Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC), the biggest government-run hospital in the region based in this city, has opened a ...
Navy Times on MSN10d
The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship
Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...
WWII veteran recounts escape from sinking Japanese navy carrier
On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after esc ...
The National Interest9d
Leyte Gulf
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Leyte was “the last great naval battle” of World War II.
Deseret News archives: MacArthur promised he would return; he did on this day in 1944
On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in World War II, fulfilling a ...
PBS1mon
1934-1964: War and Independence
General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore on Leyte ... Philippines a commonwealth until 1946, when it would become fully independent. Quezon was elected president of the new commonwealth. World War ...
MercoPress2y
US Navy WWII sunken warship found off The Philippines
Roberts, a warship sunk during World War II, have been found at record depths in the Pacific Ocean, it was reported during the weekend. The vessel was discovered off the coast of the Philippines ...