A PT motor torpedo boat alongside USS Nashville off Tacaloban, Leyte, 25 Oct 1944 to take General MacArthur and his staff ashore to establish Army headquarters on Leyte. Nashville then departed for the Surigao Strait.

Caption   A PT motor torpedo boat alongside USS Nashville off Tacaloban, Leyte, 25 Oct 1944 to take General MacArthur and his staff ashore to establish Army headquarters on Leyte. Nashville then departed for the Surigao Strait. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-258488
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Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
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Photos on Same Day 25 Oct 1944
Photos at Same Place Tacaloban, Leyte, Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 9 Jan 2021

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WW2-Era Place Name Tacaloban, Leyte, Philippines
Lat/Long 11.1878, 125.0672
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