A Celebratory Mood

For the invasion of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division landed across White Beach, the northernmost beaches of Sixth Army. The 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was on the right flank of the division and after landing turned north to clear the Cataisan Peninsula. By 1600, the peninsula and Tacloban Airdrome …

1944-10-21

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For the invasion of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division landed across White Beach, the northernmost beaches of Sixth Army. The 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was on the right flank of the division and after landing turned north to clear the Cataisan Peninsula. By 1600, the peninsula and Tacloban Airdrome had been secured. On the morning of 21 October, the 1st Squadron crossed over from the peninsula to positions south of Tacloban, the capital of Leyte. The advance north to Tacloban was met by a joyful celebration from the Filipinos. The 7th Cavalry Regiment started clearing the Japanese from Tacloban against slight resistance.

Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

The Battle of Leyte the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. The operation, codenamed King Two,[11] launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.

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