Panay Island is located in the Western Visayas.
American Missions Against Panay Island
October 26, 1944 - May 6, 1945
October 26, 1944
B-24s attack a naval force of 2 battleships, 5 aircraft
carriers, and 5 destroyers W of Panay; hits are claimed on a battleship
and 2 carriers
March 17, 1945
B-24 hit Panay beaches in preparatory to allied landings on 18 Mar
May 6, 1945
Fighter-bombers fly support missions over Panay.
Ilo
Ilo (Iloilo)
Port city on the coast of Panay. The capital of the province, Iloilo
City, rests between the Iloilo and Batino rivers which from the angle
of a nose. This location is the root of the province's old name, ilong-ilong
which means "noselike". The port was a USN base. The USS
Houston
based at Cavite then sailed to Ilo
Ilo arriving December 4, 1941. At Ilo Ilo, the USS Houston fueled,
victualed and made ready for action which was felt to be imminent
by those in USN Command. The ship left Ilo Ilo at 6:30 PM on December
7, just before a Japanese bombers attacked the port. Occupied by the
Japanese until 1945.
Mandurriao
Lat 10° 43' 11N Long 122° 32' 8E Located to the north-west of Ilo Ilo.
