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    Kananga Leyte Province Philippines
Location
Lat 11° 12' 60N Long 124° 34' 13E  Kananga is located at an elevation of 108' / 32m inland from the north coast of Leyte Island in Leyte Province in the Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) in the Visayas (Visayas Islands) in the central Philippines. Also spelled Tonoy. The Ormoc-Limon Road (Highway 2) spans Kananga connecting northward to Lonoy (Tonoy).

Wartime History
On December 21, 1944 contact is established between elements of X Corps and XXIV Corps completing the occupation of the Ormoc Valley.

References
U.S. Army in World War II Leyte: The Return to the Philippines Chapter XX pages 342, 343, 344, 345, 346

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January 24, 2025

 

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