
Caption | Musashi and a destroyer under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||
Identification Code | NH 63432 | ||||||||
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Photos in Series | See all photos in this series | ||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 24 Oct 1944 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Sibuyan Sea, Philippines | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944
29 Oct 2012 06:41:13 AM
That's a rare photo. I wrote about General MacArthur's landing in Leyte in my book CODE NAME HIGH POCKETS. I certainly like this topic. Thank you for posting it.
Edna Binkowski
Author: Code Name High Pockets (true story of Claire Phillips, an American Mata Hari and the resistance during WWII in P.I.)