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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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US forces ended the 67-day Leyte-Samar campaign with a surprise Christmas amphibious invasion of Palompon harbor on Leyte, Philippines, capturing the port and dealing a major defeat to Japanese troops, as reported from MacArthur's headquarters on Dec. 26.
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General MacArthur's Headquarters, Philippines, Dec. 26--(AP)--A Christmas morning surprise for Japan in the form of an amphibious invasion of Palompon harbor brought the bloody, 67-day Leyte-Samar campaign to an end, except for mopping up operations, and General MacArthur today hailed it "perhaps the greatest defeat in the military annals of the Japanese army."
The United States 77th division, moving up from Ormoc into Palompon, the enemy's last remaining port on Leyte, stormed ashore under covering fire from patrol-torpedo boats and artillery.
The Japanese were caught between these troops and others moving overland, and could offer only token resistance.
By nightfall on Christmas day, Major General A. E. Bruce, commander of the 77th, reported capture of Palompon.
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Leyte, Philippines
Event Date
Christmas Morning, Dec. 25; Reported Dec. 26
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capture of palompon; end of 67-day leyte-samar campaign except for mopping up; hailed as greatest defeat in japanese military annals
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Amphibious invasion of Palompon harbor by US 77th division from Ormoc, under covering fire from patrol-torpedo boats and artillery; Japanese caught between amphibious and overland troops, offered token resistance; captured by nightfall on Christmas day