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    Lonoy (Tonoy) Leyte Province Philippines
Location
Lat (DMS) 11° 12' 60N Long (DMS) 124° 34' 13E  Lonoy (Tonoy) is located at an elevation of 150' / 45m 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 Limon connecting northward to Limon (Lemon). To the south is Kananga.

Wartime History
On December 20, 1944 captured by the U.S. Army then continued to advanced south to Kananga.

References
U.S. Army in World War II Leyte: The Return to the Philippines Chapter XIX The Entrances to Ormoc Valley pages 325, 326, 237 (photos), 328
U.S. Army in World War II Leyte: The Return to the Philippines Chapter XX pages 342, 343, 344

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January 24, 2025

 

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