Just nine hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked the Phillipines, taking it over in 1942 after defeating the combined American-Philippino force. This led to my grandfather's being stationed in the Philippines around the time of the liberation in 1944.

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8 Dec 1941 to Apr 1942

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Allen-Felluga Timeline: Perserverance in Time of Catastrophe
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