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| Location Lat 9° 44' 21N Long 118° 44' 7E Puerto Princesa is located at an elevation of 26' / 7m roughly in the center of the east coast of Palawan Island in Palawan Province in the Philippines. Borders Puerto Princesa Bay. Wartime History Occupied by the Japanese. Starting in late October 1944 targeted by American bombers and later fighters. On February 28, 1945 at dawn, Attack Group Victor III including Task Group 78.2 (TG 78.2) arrives and made an amphibious landing of the U.S. Army 41st Division 186th Regimental Combat Team (186th RCT), reinforced, under command of Brig Gen Harold Haney without opposition at the beach and occupies the area. The same day, Puerto Princesa town and airfields are captured and a radar installation established. American missions against Puerto Princesa October 28, 1944–February 27, 1945 Puerto Princesa POW Camp Wartime Prisoner of war camp, where the POWs were killed at the end of the war, in open pit with gasoline, bullets and hand grenades, to make it appear that they died in an Allied air raid. Puerto Princesa Radar Station Wartime radar station located at Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa Airfield Built by the Japanese, located inland from seaplane base Puerto Princesa Seaplane Base Built by the Japanese, located inland from seaplane base P-38L Lightning 44-25217 Pilot Mahoney crashed January 3, 1945 Contribute
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