NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was a key U.S. victory during World War ...

Six panelists who have studied the October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf participated in a 75th anniversary discussion hosted by the Naval Historical Foundation. Following the panel, retired Admiral ...

USS Princeton was the only fast carrier lost by the United States after 1942, although she would not be the only U.S. carrier lost during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

October 23, 2019 Credit: U.S. Army photo Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval battle of the modern era, involving some 370 ships and over 200,000 personnel, primarily from the United States and Japan.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Leyte was “the last great naval battle” of World War II. It broke the back of Japanese sea power, finishing what the Philippine Sea started. It forced the ...

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 ...

A handful of survivors of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf, considered the largest naval battle in American history, have gathered on the South Carolina coast for a reunion.

Join a compelling presentation on the Battle of Leyte Gulf—the final major fleet operation of World War II and the largest naval battle in history. Spanning over 100,000 square ...

The ship was constructed in 1985 and commissioned in 1987. It was named after one of World War II’s largest naval battles, The Battle of Leyte Gulf, fought in 1944 in the Philippine Sea.