Lingayen Gulf

American  

[ling-gah-yen] / ˈlɪŋ gɑˈjɛn /

noun

1. a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.

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Lingayen Gulf British  

/ ˈlɪŋɡɑːˈjɛn /

noun

1. a large inlet of the South China Sea in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon: site of the Japanese landing in the 1941 invasion

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Lingayen Gulf

In 1945, during World War II, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got underway, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2021

From the day MacArthur's first elements made their beachhead on Lingayen Gulf, the way lay straight down the central valley to Manila, and there was no doubt that MacArthur and his Sixth Army commander, Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Strong where they had once been weak, advancing where they had once retreated, U.S. troops last week marched south from Lingayen Gulf toward Manila.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Walter Krueger, who had moved swiftly south from Lingayen Gulf.

From Time Magazine Archive

Russell Volckmann in assisting MacArthur's invasion of Luzon at Lingayen Gulf on January 9th, 1945.

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