1. Battle of the Philippines (Leyte) 1944 By: Allison Bernardo

2. MacArthur’s Famous Quotes 1942: “I shall return.” 1944: “I have returned.”

3. Leaders/Commanders Allies ●Admiral William Halsey ●Vice Admiral Thomas Kinkaid ●General Douglas MacArthur Japanese ●Admiral Soemu Toyoda ●Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita ●Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura ●Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima ●Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa

4. Fleets Allies ●8 fleet carriers ●8 light carriers ●18 escort carriers ●12 battleships ●24 cruisers ●141 destroyers and destroyer escorts Japanese ●1 fleet carrier ●3 light carriers ●9 battleships ●14 heavy cruiser ●6 light cruisers ●35+ destroyers

5. Battle of Leyte Gulf ●October 23-26, 1944 ●MacArthur’s island hopping campaign ●Liberate the Philippines ●Japan’s operation Sho-Go 1 (block w/ 4 separate forces) ●MacArthur return to Philippine Islands (1942) ●First part of two part plan for Philippine Gulf ○2nd was Battle of Luzon (major prize) ○4 parts in order: Sibuyan Sea, Surigao Strait, Cape Engano, Samar ● Americans attacked first ●“Death of the Japanese Empire”

6. Aftermath Japanese ●4 aircraft carriers ●3 battleships ●8 cruisers ●12 destroyers ●10,000+ casualties *last time could conduct large-scale operation during war* *cut them off from conquered territory in Southeast Asia* Allies ●1 light aircraft carrier ●2 escort carriers ●2 destroyers ●1 destroyer escort *opened door for Philippine liberation

8. Bibliography ●http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari1/p/leytegulf.htmhttp://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari1/p/leytegulf.htm ●http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-death-the-japanese-empire- remembering-the-battle-leyte-11505http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-death-the-japanese-empire- remembering-the-battle-leyte-11505