[DOC] [TLE] MacArthur returns - Oct 20, 1944 - HISTORY.com [PAR] After advancing island by island across the Pacific Ocean, U.S. General ... onto 
the Philippine island of Leyte, fulfilling his promise to return to the area he was ... 
the Pacific Fleet planned a more direct route to Japan than via the Philippines. .... 
Saigon and the Communists in Vietnam, but the country became a sanctuary for. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Leyte - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious 
invasion of the ... Still, MacArthur had vowed that he would return to the 
Philippines. ... In March 1944, the Joint Chiefs of Staff ordered MacArthur to plan 
an attack on ... Leyte, one of the larger islands of the Philippines, has numerous 
deep-water... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Leyte Gulf - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Leyte Gulf is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of 
World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history. It 
was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon, from 
2326 October 1944, ... By the time of the battle, Japan had fewer aircraft than the 
Allied forces had... [DOC] [TLE] Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia [PAR] Mexican Revolution  United States occupation of Veracruz World War I 
Champagne-Marne .... They inspected Japanese military bases at Nagasaki, 
Kobe and Kyoto, then ... MacArthur returned to the War Department, where he 
was promoted to major .... The revolts in the Philippines had been suppressed, 
the islands were... [DOC] [TLE] Douglas MacArthur in World War II - Wikipedia [PAR] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880  April 5, 1964) was 
an American .... Washington asked MacArthur to amend his promise to, "We shall 
return". .... This is the very opposite of what is termed "island hopping" which is 
the .... On October 20, 1944, troops of Krueger's Sixth Army landed on Leyte, 
while... [DOC] [TLE] 20 October 1944: General MacArthur I have returned to the ... [PAR] Oct 21, 2014 ... Landing barges loaded with troops sweep toward the beaches of Leyte Island as 
American and Jap planes duel to the death overhead. Troops... [DOC] [TLE] 8 Facts about the Battle of Leyte Gulf that Will Blow Your Mind  FAQ ... [PAR] Oct 19, 2014 ... The Battle of Leyte Gulf is remembered by many historians as the ... Douglas 
MacArthur Leyte Landing ... the islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon from October 
23 to 26 in 1944. ... The battle involved more than 800 ships and 1,800 aircraft. ... 
It crippled the Imperial Japanese Navy capabilities that it never... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 8: The Leyte Operation - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Jun 20, 2006 ... 56) With Leyte under General MacArthur's control, the other islands ... General 
MacArthur's stirring promise to return to the Philippines was fulfilled shortly after 
the main landings. ... Sixth Army Landings on Leyte, 17-20 October 1944 ..... On 
shore, General MacArthur had been powerless to do more than... [DOC] [TLE] Luzon - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Oct 3, 2003 ... As the Pacific campaign dragged on, MacArthur never strayed far from that ... By 
July 1944 most planners agreed that an invasion of Formosa was ... MacArthur's 
return to the Philippines began on the island of Leyte in October 1944. .... 
campaign of the Pacific war and involving more troops than the United... [DOC] [TLE] . . . AND A FEW MARINES: Marines in the Liberation of the Philippines [PAR] They had flown the 602 miles from their base on Peleliu in the Palau Islands. ... 
on 15 September 1944, setting Leyte as the target for a 20 October landing. ... 
grace of God and the help of the Marines, MacArthur has returned to the 
Philippines" ... In any event, it was clear that enemy strength on Leyte had more 
than doubled. [DOC] [TLE] Douglas MacArthur | World War II Database [PAR] "We are here to represent the greatest country on earth", he said.

Question: This country's island of Leyte was the site of MacArthur's return in 1944, better Leyte than never
Answer: Philippines