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    Palompon (Palompan) Leyte Province Philippines
Location
Lat 11° 3' 3N Long 124° 23' 3E  Palompon (Palompan) is located at an elevation of 13' / 3m above sea level on the west coast of Leyte Island in Leyte Province in the Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) in the Visayas (Visayas Islands) in the central Philippines.

Wartime History
On December 11, 1944 after an air raid, Sorachi Maru with CH-17 and CH-37 are diverted from a convoy bound for Ormoc Bay to Palompon to land reinforcements.

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March 8, 2025

 

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