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Location
Lat
16° 1' 0N Long 120° 13' 60E Located at
the center of Lingayen Gulf. Dagupan and San Fabian are located
to the east. Today, it is the provincial capital of Pangasinan Province.
Lingayen
Capital Compound
Plaza
behind the Pangasinan provincial capital. It encompasses several
memorial plaques, a pavilion with photograph display, and collection
of American wartime relics.
Lingayen
Beach (Orange Beach)
On January 9, 1945 the US Army 6th Army, XIV Corps 40th Division landed at Lingayen, then moved inland to the south, and westward towards Sual. Located at Maniboc and Barrio Pangasinan in Lingayen.
Memorial Plaque
A plaque and statue of MacArthur mark the site.
The plaque reads: "On this
shore... the first combat troops of the Sixth Army of the
United States of America under the command of General
Douglas MacArthur landed 9 January 1945 to liberated
the island of Luzon, thus fulfilling his promise
to the Filipino people: 'I shall return' " Infact, MacArthur landed days later on January 12th.
Lingayen Airfield
Located at Lingayen running rougly east to west. Disused today.
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Last Updated
July 2, 2009
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