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(Continued From Pm* One) Ithe Almighty on thle birthday of 11Hie Son.* 1Otter Ami CniM I,The capture of Palompon onChristmas moraine followed the Icleaning out of a amall Japanese pocket around San Isidro 25 miles I to the north. Most of the Japanese 1 there were relics of reinforcing convoys destroyed before they I could reach the port of Ormoc.The capture of Palompon I brought to a close the active mili-1 tary phase of the task MacArthur set for the Americans on Leyte] three days alter landing when he envisaged “the preparation of a great base for all arms for futureoperations. |In achieving this goal MacArthur committed — in addition to army engineers, navy Seabees, aviation construction units and supply troops — seven combat divisions: the 7th division, the 77th, the first cavalry, the 11th airborne, the 24th, 32nd, and Mthdivisions.Seventh fleet carrier planes, the
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Tue, Dec 26, 1944
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