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On 17 October 1944, troops of the United States Sixth Army under the direct command of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, invaded the Philippine island of Leyte. This operation was the beginning of General Douglas MacArthur's fulfillment of his promise in March 1942 to the Filipino people that he would liberate them from Japanese rule. Seventh Fleet * Combat ships: 18 escort carriers, 6 old battleships, 5 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 34 destroyers, 17 destroyer escorts * 280+ amphibious landing and support ships * 110+ auxiliaries

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  • On 17 October 1944, troops of the United States Sixth Army under the direct command of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, invaded the Philippine island of Leyte. This operation was the beginning of General Douglas MacArthur's fulfillment of his promise in March 1942 to the Filipino people that he would liberate them from Japanese rule. MacArthur's formal title was Supreme Commander, Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area. The amphibious landings were carried out and supported by the United States Seventh Fleet, including 1 British and 11 Australian ships, under the direction of Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid. Seventh Fleet * Combat ships: 18 escort carriers, 6 old battleships, 5 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 34 destroyers, 17 destroyer escorts * 280+ amphibious landing and support ships * 110+ auxiliaries In case the Imperial Japanese Navy interfered, additional air cover was provided by the fast carriers of the US Third Fleet under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.. Third Fleet * 9 fleet carriers, 8 light carriers, 6 fast battleships, 4 heavy cruisers, 7 light cruisers, 3 anti-aircraft light cruisers, 58 destroyers (en)
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  • Mount Olympus (en)
  • Appalachian (en)
  • Gen. Douglas MacArthur (en)
  • Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid (en)
  • Vice Adm. Theodore S. Wilkinson (en)
  • After World War II (en)
  • Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. (en)
  • Battleship Tennessee underway (en)
  • Before World War II (en)
  • Heavy cruiser Portland in drydock (en)
  • Rear Adm. Clifton A.F. Sprague (en)
  • Rear Adm. Daniel E. Barbey (en)
  • Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump (en)
  • Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague (en)
  • Richard L. Conolly as a vice admiral (en)
  • Vice Adm. Kinkaid's flagship Wasatch (en)
  • Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher (en)
  • Heavy cruiser HMAS Australia passing through the Panama Canal, 1935 (en)
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  • Amphibious command ships (en)
  • Amphibious force commanders for (en)
  • Destroyer Bagley (en)
  • Southern Landing Area (en)
  • Taffy 1 Commander (en)
  • Taffy 2 Commander (en)
  • Taffy 3 Commander (en)
  • Theatre and fleet commanders (en)
  • Third Fleet and Fast Carrier commanders (en)
  • for the liberation of the Philippines (en)
  • Amphibious force commander for Northern Landing Area (en)
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  • USS_Mount_Olympus__in_June_1944.jpg (en)
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  • HMAS_Australia__passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg (en)
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  • On 17 October 1944, troops of the United States Sixth Army under the direct command of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, invaded the Philippine island of Leyte. This operation was the beginning of General Douglas MacArthur's fulfillment of his promise in March 1942 to the Filipino people that he would liberate them from Japanese rule. Seventh Fleet * Combat ships: 18 escort carriers, 6 old battleships, 5 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 34 destroyers, 17 destroyer escorts * 280+ amphibious landing and support ships * 110+ auxiliaries (en)
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