| Caption | General Douglas MacArthur traveling by PT-Boat across Leyte Gulf off Tacloban, Philippines aboard PT-525, an Elco 80-foot PT-Boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 36 (MTBRon-36), 24 Oct 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | |||||||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 900 x 484 pixels | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 24 Oct 1944 | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||
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2. Anonymous says:
27 Jan 2022 10:10:02 PM
In the full photo you will see my uncle ens. Gervis S. Brady at the controls of PT 525.
27 Jan 2022 10:10:02 PM
In the full photo you will see my uncle ens. Gervis S. Brady at the controls of PT 525.
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| Lat/Long | 11.1435, 125.0912 |
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7 Sep 2016 03:23:58 PM
Left-to-Right: Navy Lt Alexander W Wells, Captain of PT-525, Army General Douglas MacArthur, Navy Commander Selman S Bowling, commanding officer of all Motor Torpedo Squadrons in the 7th Fleet, Army Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, commanding general of the 6th Army.