MANILA--The U.S. Army’s recent deployment of a midrange ... in October 1944 by wading ashore into the coast of central Leyte province to help lead the liberation of the country from Japanese ...
The islands would provide runways for US aircraft and deny them to Japan. Rather than strike directly at Luzon, Army and Navy planners decided first to capture the Philippine islands of Leyte and ...
Just prior to U.S. entry into World War II, the 34th Infantry Regiment was awaiting shipment to Hawaii. On Dec. 21, 1941, ...
Evans and other U.S. Army officials attended a ceremony Sunday ... in October 1944 by wading ashore into the coast of central ...