28 Oct 1944
Philippines
Philippines
- Landing ship No. 101 was sunk by US aircraft in Ormoc Bay, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | No. 101/103-class | Ormoc Bay, Leyte | CPC]
28 Nov 1944
Philippines
Philippines
- Beginning late the night before, destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, and USS Pringle transited the Surigao Strait and bombarded shore targets in Ormoc Bay, Leyte. Upon retiring shortly after midnight, the destroyers detected a Japanese submarine on the surface. All destroyers opened fire with their 5-inch/38 caliber guns and the submarine sank by the stern (some sources suggest this was submarine I-46 but others content Yu-2 is more likely). The destroyers then returned through the Surigao Strait into Leyte Gulf. ww2dbase [Pringle | Waller | Saufley | Renshaw | Ormoc Bay, Leyte | DS]
7 Dec 1944
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Photo(s) dated 7 Dec 1944
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