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 25th Liaison Squd 1944  USN 1945 |
Location Tanauan Airfield was located at an elevation of 3' above sea level east of Tanauan on the eastern coast of Leyte in Leyte Province in the Philippines. Borders Leyte Gulf to the east. To the north is Palo and to the south is Tolosa and beyond Dulag. To the west is Highway 1 that runs north to south. Construction After the October 20, 1944 U.S. Army landing on eastern Leyte this area was liberated by the U.S. Army. By November 25, 1944 efforts to repair Buri Airfield and San Pablo Airfield were abandoned and all available construction units began working on a single runway oriented roughly northeast to southwest parallel to the coast with three rows of taxiways and revetments to the west. On December 16, 1944 Tanauan Airfield became operational. Wartime History During late 1944, based U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) fighters and light bombers until those units moved to Mindoro and Luzon. The control tower was code named "Velvet Tower". American units based at Tanauan 312th BG HQ Hollandia arrives November 19, 1944–January 25, 1945 departs San Jose 312th BG, 386th BS(A-20) arrives November 19, 1944–January 26, 1945 departs San Jose 312th BG, 387th BS (A-20) arrives November 19, 1944–January 26, 1945 departs San Jose 312th BG, 388th BS (A-20) arrives November 19, 1944–January 27, 1945 departs San Jose 312th BG, 389th BS (A-20) arrives November 19, 1944–January 27, 1945 departs San Jose 348th FG HQ ?–February 4, 1945 departs San Marcelino 348th FG 460th FS (P-47) Tacloban arrives December 12, 1944–? 348th FG 340th FS (P-47) Tacloban arrives December 14, 1944–February 4, 1945 departs San Marcelino 348th FG, 341st FS (P-47) Tacloban arrives December 15, 1944–? 348th FG 342nd FS (P-47) Tacloban arrives December 16, 1944–February 6, 1945 departs San Marcelino 433rd TCG, 69th TCS (C-47) Biak arrives January 26, 1945–June 1, 1945 departs Clark Field 71st TRG, 25th LS (UC-78s & L-5s) also Dulag Today Disused since the Pacific War. References U.S. Army in World War II: Leyte: The Return to the Philippines Chapter XI Logistics and Civil Affairs pages 188, 197 Contribute
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