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American missions against Ormoc and Ormoc Bay
November 2, 1944–December 7, 1944

November 2, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s over Ormoc Bay attack a Japanese convoy, claiming 1 transport sunk and another damaged; P-38s hit smaller shipping in Ormoc Bay, strafe vehicles from Ormoc.

November 3, 1944
(FEAF) P-40s hit a highway and oil dump north of Ormoc.

November 6, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers hit barges in Ormoc Bay.

November 7, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s and fighter-bombers hit targets at Ormoc.

November 9, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers attack a convoy off the west coast of Leyte and hit barges and shipping near Ormoc.

November 10, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers again hit Ormoc Bay shipping. B-24s bomb the town of Ormoc.

November 12, 1944
(FEAF) fighter-bombers hit barges on the west coast and shipping in Ormoc Bay.

November 14, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers hit shipping south of Ormoc.

November 19, 1944
(FEAF) P-47s hit Ormoc.

November 21, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers hit troop barges and supply dumps in Ormoc Bay.

November 22, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers hit Ormoc area bridges.

December 7, 1944
(USN) During the Battle of Ormoc Bay, kamikaze aircraft sink USS Ward APD-16 into Ormoc Bay.
(US Army) 77th Division lands at Ormoc Bay and met no opposition on the shore and occupy Ormoc.

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