PALO, Philippines — Brig. Gen. Robert G. Born, deputy commanding general of maneuver for the 1st Cavalry Division, attended the 80th anniversary of the Leyte Landing celebration in Palo, Leyte, ...
On October 24, 1944, the U.S. Navy unknowingly sailed into a cunning Japanese trap at Leyte Gulf as Admiral Halsey pursued what he thought was the main enemy fleet. With General MacArthur’s troops ...
In 1959, reflecting on the Battle of Leyte Gulf from a distance of 15 years, TIME declared that the World War II engagement — between the Japanese navy and U.S. troops on and around the island of ...
The Navy cruiser Leyte Gulf wrapped up its final deployment on May 17, 2024, when it returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill/Navy) The Navy ...
Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval battle of the modern era, involving some 370 ships and over 200,000 personnel, primarily from the United States and Japan. But in both Japan and the United States, ...
NORFOLK, Va. (Tribune News Service) — The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf returned Friday to Naval Station Norfolk for the last time as the Navy prepares to decommission the warship later this ...
SOUDA BAY, Greece (WAVY) — The Norfolk-based USS Leyte Gulf arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, Monday for a scheduled port visit. The port visit is part of Leyte Gulf’s planned mid-deployment voyage repair ...