May 18, 2013

Liberation of the Philippines: Leyte (October to December 1942)



Figure 1.--This photiograph was taken a few days after Japanese resistance on Leyte was broken (January 10). The press caption read, "Filipino lads dig grave: Two Filipino lads, each 12 years old, dig a ravce for a member of their family and wooden croses in a burial ground on Leyte Island in the Philippinrs. Source: U.S. Coiast Guard photographer.

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