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	Leyte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leyte Gulf, is a gulf east of the island of Leyte.
		Leyte, Leyte, a municipality in the province of Leyte.
		Battle of Leyte Gulf, a WW II naval battle near the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leyte (155 words)

	Leyte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region.
		Leyte is located west of Samar province, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran.
		To the west of Leyte across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.
	www.theezine.net /l/leyte.html (117 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Leyte
		The island of Leyte lies south of the island of Samar, separated by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and east of the islands of Cebu and Bohol.
		The eastern coast of Leyte was reconnoitered by explorer Ferdinand Magellan and by succeeding Spanish explorers.
		The island of Leyte was part of the jurisdiction of the province of Cebu until 1735, when Leyte, together with Samar, was constituted into a separate province with its capital at Carigara.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/leyte.htm (1309 words)

	Battle of Leyte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Leyte – Leyte Gulf – – – –
		The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by Allied forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur between October 20 and December 31 1944.
		The first American plans for the invasion of the Philippines was for a simultaneous landing on Leyte and Mindanao to the south but lack of landing craft and shipping meant that the plan had to be scaled back.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Battle_of_Leyte (479 words)

	CV-32 USS Leyte- A History
		Leyte joined Wisconsin (BB-64) on a good will cruise down the western seaboard of South America in the fall of 1946 before returning to the Caribbean18 November to resume shakedown operations.
		Leyte returnedto Norfolk 24 August and after 2 weeks of preparation departed 6 Septemberto join TF 77 in the Far East to support United Nations Forces in Korea.
		Leyte departed Quanset Point in January 1959 for the New York Navy Yardwhere she commenced preinactivation overhaul.
	www.multied.com /Navy/CV32Leyte.html (458 words)

	USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55)
		USS LEYTE GULF is one of the 27 TICONDEROGA class cruisers and got its name from that place in the Pacific where two battles between the American fleet and Japanese fleet were fought.
		LEYTE GULF was commissioned in 1987 as the ninth TICONDEROGA Class AEGIS cruiser.
		LEYTE GULF served in the Arabian Gulf in 1991 in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, where she launched Tomahawk cruise missiles against Iraq, and served as local Anti-Air Warfare Commander for a four Aircraft Carrier Battle Force.
	united-states-navy.com /cg/cg55.html (1418 words)

	USS Leyte Gulf CG 55
		The Leyte Gulf's captain at that time was relieved of command as a result of the incident.
		The USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) changed homeport on July 30, 1997, from Mayport, FL, to Naval Station Norfolk, VA. The guided-missile cruiser came to Norfolk under a realignment plan that allowed Carrier Group Eight's two cruisers to be collocated, to improve maintenance and training efficiencies.
		Leyte Gulf commemorates the largest naval battle in modern history, fought 23-26 October 1944 in the Philippines, this battle virtually ended the Japanese Navy's capacity to fight as an organized force.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cg-55.htm (1222 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Battle of Leyte Gulf Revisited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And because "The Battle for Leyte Gulf" didn’t change the situation on the ground in any important way, it can’t go down as a major victory unless the largely unknown fifth battle is included as part of it.
		Since the purpose of the Battle for/of Leyte Gulf was to secure the Gulf area, any fair-minded assessment has to include the contributions of Army land forces—particularly the 77th Division, destroyer squadrons that raided enemy re-supply bases on the island, and Marine Fighter-Bomber groups that dealt heavy blows to Japanese shipping.
		Leyte Gulf at the end of the Battle for Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii/articles/leytegulfrevisited.aspx (648 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Battle of Leyte Gulf [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Template:Battlebox The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, fought in the seas around the island of Leyte in the Philippines from 23 October to 26 October 1944.
		Leyte Gulf was also the scene of the first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese.
		The battle of Leyte Gulf secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea.
	encyclozine.com /Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf (3050 words)

	Glorious Death: The Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23rd -- 25th, 1944 by Tim Lanzendörfer
		The four-day battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 marked the eclipse of Imperial Japanese naval power, the last sortie in force of the Imperial Navy, and the largest naval battle ever fought on the face of the earth.
		They continued on to Leyte, where they were turned around and continued their pinpricks against the IJN fleet.
		And though the battle of Leyte Gulf ended on a sour note for the U.S., the fact remained that on the evening of October 26th, 1944, there remained no Navy on any of the planet’s seven seas that would be capable of challenging Allied naval dominance.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/battles/leyte_gulf.htm (6554 words)

	Leyte on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In World War II, Leyte was occupied by the Japanese in early 1942.
		That landing was followed by the battle of Leyte Gulf, the greatest naval engagement of all time, in which American naval forces destroyed the Japanese fleet.
		Rescate de cadáveres entre el lodo en Leyte Una excavadora y varias personas rescatan cadáveres de personas sepultadas por.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Leyte.asp (430 words)

	USN Ships--USS Leyte (CV-32, later CVA-32, CVS-32 & AVT-10)
		USS Leyte, a 27,100-ton Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned in April 1946.
		Leyte had just returned from the last of those tours in August 1950 when she was quickly prepared for another, taking her to the other side of the World to augment Naval forces during the Korean War.
		USS Leyte was decommissioned in May 1959, and simultaneously reclassified as an aircraft transport, with the new hull number AVT-10.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/cv32.htm (953 words)

	Leyte
		Leyte, an island in the southeastern Philippine Islands, was the site of the Battle for Leyte Gulf 23 to 26 October 1944.
		The first Leyte retained her Spanish name; the second was named for the island; and the third was named after the battle.
		Leyte returned to Norfolk 24 August and after 2 weeks of preparation departed 6 September to join TF 77 in the Far East to support United Nations Forces in Korea.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/l6/leyte-iii.htm (595 words)

	Gunboat Leyte
		The LEYTE, a small gunboat, escaped the destruction of the Battle of Manila Bay/Cavite, but was later capured by the U.S. navy during the war and used by the U.S. Navy.
		On January 27, 1902, LEYTE was decommissioned, though she continued to serve at Cavite, aiding on the taget range and as a ferry at the Cavite Naval Station.
		LEYTE was struck from the navy rolls on May 27, 1907, and sold to Jose Baza Him Chian on december 16 of the same year.
	www.spanamwar.com /leyte.htm (568 words)

	The Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf is not just a tale of hundreds of ships and hundreds of thousands of men.
		He rose to the rank of Rear Admiral and became the hero of the Battle of Leyte Gulf when he lead his outgunned and outnumbered force to fight back against the best surface ships the Imperial Japanese Navy had.
		During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Halsey led the largest carrier task force ever created into the Philippine Islands and made some controversial decisions that would invoke many debates long after his death.
	www.battle-of-leyte-gulf.com /blg_synopsis/blg_synopsis.shtml (1099 words)

	Leyte -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		During World War II it was occupied by the Japanese, who were ousted by U.S. forces in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
		The Samar and Bohol (Mindanao) seas lie to the north and south, and Leyte Gulf occupies a large basin...
		It is the largest city and distributing centre in the eastern Visayas (Leyte and Samar).
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9370134?tocId=9370134 (684 words)

	Leyte Mission - USS War Hawk - AP-168 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Leyte was heavily defended by 20,000 Japanese troops.
		All total, the Leyte invasion was the largest invasion mounted in the Pacific to date.
		After the initial invasion of Leyte, she sailed back to Dutch New Guinea where she picked up a field hospital unit and returned to Leyte.
	home.pacbell.net /lesds/WarHawk/Leyte.html (459 words)

	Leyte
		One of the larger islands of the Philippine archipelago, Leyte extends 110 miles from north to south and ranges between 15 and 50 miles in width.
		Preliminary operations for the Leyte invasion began at dawn on 17 October with minesweeping operations and the movement of the 6th Rangers toward three small islands in Leyte Gulf.
		Meanwhile, on the west side of Leyte, the XXIV Corps received welcome reinforcements on 7 December with the landing of the 77th Infantry Division, commanded by Maj. Gen.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/leyte/leyte.htm (9348 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Samar and Leyte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first Jesuit missionaries reached Leyte and Sámar in 1595, the islands subsequently forming part of the Diocese of Cebu until erected into a separate diocese, 10 April, 1910.
		The Sisters of Charity have charge of the girls' academy, the College of the Miraculous Medal, at Calbayog, in which there are primary, secondary, and higher courses, together with lessons in drawing, painting, music, sewing, and embroidery.
		Priests, secular, 45; regular, 22; Lazarist Fathers, 5; parishes on Sámar, 33, missions, 138; parishes on Leyte, 39, missions, 71; total parishes (including 25 small islands), 79; estimated population, 800,000, practically the whole of whom are devout and loyal Catholics.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13415b.htm (314 words)

	Leyte
		Separated by the narrow San Juanico Strait, Leyte Province is easily accessible by bus because it lies along the Pan Philippine (Maharlika) Highway.
		It is one of the oldest towns in Leyte.
		In 1768, Carigara with the rest of Leyte was ceded to the Augustinians.
	www.admu.edu.ph /offices/mirlab/panublion/r8_leyte.html (1256 words)

	The Battle of Leyte Gulf
		The American invasion was concentrated on Leyte Gulf, in the central Philippines.
		The Battle of Leyte Gulf consisted of two preliminary strikes against the Japanese forces on the way to battle, and three massive engagements once the fleets tangled.
		Together, these five engagements constitute the Battle of Leyte Gulf – the largest naval engagement of all time, and the last time that battleships slugged it out against enemy fleets and against each other.
	www.battleship.org /html/Articles/History/Leyte0.htm (1569 words)

	leyte province info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Central Cordillera, which runs from north to the south,divides the province into the broad Leyte Valley on the east and the Ormoc Valley on the west.
		Leyte was under the jurisdiction of Cebu in the early years of Spanish rule.
		Leyte Gulf, Carigara Bay, and the Samar Sea are rich fishing grounds.
	home.online.no /~erfalch/leyteprovincea.htm (515 words)

	USS Leyte (CV 32)
		USS LEYTE is badly damaged by an explosion and subsequent fire caused by the accidental ignition of hydraulic fluid in the port catapult machinery room while undergoing conversion to a antisubmarine aircraft carrier.
		USS LEYTE was laid down as CROWN POINT by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., 21 February 1944; renamed LEYTE 8 May 1945; launched 23 August 1945 sponsored by Mrs.
		She was redesignated AVT 10 and decommissioned both on 15 May 1959, and was assigned to the Philadelphia group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet with a berth in New York.
	navysite.de /cv/cv32.htm (778 words)

	Leyte
		A famous photograph of a wounded and fully bandaged soldier in a chuch with Filipinos praying was taken during the battle.
		Built by the Japanese, this airfield was located to the east of Burouen, and to the west of San Pablo Airfield, to the north of the Marabang River.
		Located on Carlota Hills, This memorial marker was built in 1978 by relatives of Japanese WW II veterans from Nagoya and Gifu Prefectures; one of the city's picturesque hills overlooking Ormoc Bay.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/philippines_leyte.html (1834 words)

	USS Leyte CVA 32 - US Navy - Korean War Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Comments: I served aboard the Leyte 1946 thru Jan 1949 as Signalman.My nickname was Killer to some of the signal Bridge crew.
		He was proud of his service aboard the Leyte, and even thou he knew that his illness was due to this service, he refused to ever say a bad word about the navy.
		L.B. was serving aboard the USS Leyte when the ship visited Bermuda in 1957 and I took the launch out to the ship to visit L.B. for the day.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_leyte.htm (2685 words)

	GMA'S LEYTE CALL: ECONOMIC FREEDOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		With her to mark the anniversary of the Leyte Gulf landing were surviving Filipino, American and Australian veterans who fought to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese Imperial Army.
		The Leyte landing allowed MacArthur to fulfill his famed vow "I shall return," made when American troops were forced to withdraw to Australia in 1942, when the archipelago fell to the Japanese Imperial Army.
		From Leyte, the Americans went on to invade the main Philippine island of Luzon and liberate Manila in February 1945.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/hl/hl101186.htm (1029 words)

	Close to 100,000 homeless in Leyte disaster: OCD - Dec. 22, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		CLOSE to 100,000 people had been left homeless by the landslides that hit the southern part of Leyte province and its surrounding areas as of Monday noon as rains continued to slow down relief and rescue operations, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said.
		At least 50 people were reported injured in the provinces of Southern Leyte, Bohol, Misamis Oriental, Compostela Valley, Agusan del Norte, and Agusan del Sur.
		Leyte death toll: 89; 1,665 families evacuated, says OCD
	www.inq7.net /brk/2003/dec/22/brkpol_13-1.htm (373 words)

	Leyte Province, Region 8, Philippines
		The province of Leyte is in eastern Visayas.
		It is bounded by Carigara Bay in the north, San Juanico Strait and Leyte Gulf in the east, the Visayas Sea and Ormoc Bay in the west, and Southern Leyte in the south.
		The Central Cordillera, which runs from north to south, divides the province into the broad Leyte Valley on the east and the Ormoc Valley on the west.
	oasis.fortunecity.com /acapulco/215/region8/leyte/leyte.htm (436 words)

	Leyte Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the Philippines the principal objective had been Luzon since it was on one of the corners of the so-called strategic triangle.
		Since it was presumed that the Japanese had massed their principal ground, air, and naval strength in Luzon, United States strategists had planned to gain a foothold first in southernmost Mindanao, then move to Leyte, and finally to Luzon after air supremacy had been gained over that area.
		Strategically the plan was brilliant, because it would force the Japanese to split their forces in the Philippines and practically force the Japanese Combined Fleet to come out in the open to meet the threat.
	www.worldwar2history.info /Leyte (465 words)

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