Invasion of Leyte naval order of battle
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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Invasion of Leyte naval order of battle
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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Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.
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Battleship Tennessee underway
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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Heavy cruiser HMAS Australia passing through the Panama Canal, 1935
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Heavy cruiser Portland in drydock
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Rear Adm. Clifton A.F. Sprague
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Rear Adm. Daniel E. Barbey
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Destroyer Bagley
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for the liberation of the Philippines
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