19 Oct 1944
Philippines
Philippines
- USS Portland shells the east side of Leyte Island, Philippines in advance of the landings to take place the following day. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Portland | Dulag, Leyte | DS]
- USS Honolulu, USS Tennessee, USS California, and USS Portland began two days of shore bombardments on Leyte, Philippines in advance of Army landings. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Walden Ainsworth | California | Tennessee | Honolulu | Portland | Dulag, Leyte | DS]
21 Oct 1944
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