Eyewitness accounts of Battle of Leyte Gulf By Ralph Teatsorth Explosion aboard the USS St. Louis after she was hit be a Kamikaze off the coast of Samar Island, Philippines, on October 25, 1944.

Leyte Gulf: The Clash That Decimated the Japanese Navy. In late October 1944, the United States and Japan fought what was, by the most useful metrics, the largest naval battle in history.

Thomas Cutler ("The Battle of Leyte Gulf at 75"), Trent Hone ("Mastering the Art of Command"), and Paul Stillwell ("Battleship Commander") discussed the 1944 Pacific Theater Battle of Leyte Gulf ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought near the Philippines over several days with a number of different engagements. The combined conflict made it the largest naval battle of the Second World War, ...

The USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, was decommissioned at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US, on 20 September, marking the end of a 37-year career. More than ...

80 years ago Saturday, Gen. MacArthur and the United States won the Battle of Leyte Gulf, liberating the Philippines from Japanese control during World War II. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Named after the legendary World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea in 1944, Leyte Gulf was built in 1985 and commissioned in 1987.

Leyte Gulf was commissioned Sept. 26, 1987, and commemorates the largest naval battle in modern history fought in 1944, a release states. The Battle of Leyte Gulf helped assist efforts during ...