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General Douglas MacArthur traveling by PT-Boat across Leyte Gulf off Tacloban, Philippines aboard PT-525, an Elco 80-foot PT-Boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 36 (PTRon-36), 24 Oct 1944.

Caption   General Douglas MacArthur traveling by PT-Boat across Leyte Gulf off Tacloban, Philippines aboard PT-525, an Elco 80-foot PT-Boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 36 (PTRon-36), 24 Oct 1944. ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 24 Oct 1944
Photos at Same Place Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Sep 2016

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Sep 2016 03:23:58 PM

Left-to-Right: Navy Lt Alexander W Wells, Captain of PT-525, Army General Douglas MacArthur, Navy Commander Selman S Bowling, commanding officer of all Motor Torpedo Squadrons in the 7th Fleet, Army Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, commanding general of the 6th Army.

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WW2-Era Place Name Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
Lat/Long 11.1435, 125.0912
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