When did the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf take place?
The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf took place from the 3rd to the 13th of January 1945. The main amphibious landing on the beaches, designated S-Day, occurred on the 9th of January 1945.
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How many Allied ships were sunk or damaged during the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf?
From the 13th of December 1944 to the 13th of January 1945, including preliminary naval activity in the Philippines before the main landing, a total of 24 Allied ships were sunk and another 67 were damaged, almost exclusively by kamikaze attacks. Within the core 3-the 13th of January 1945 period at Lingayen itself, around 47 ships were struck.
Which ship suffered the most deaths in a single kamikaze strike at Lingayen Gulf?
USS Ommaney Bay, a large escort carrier, suffered the greatest loss of life from a single kamikaze strike, with 93 killed and 65 wounded. She was struck on the 3rd of January 1945 by a Yokosuka P1Y kamikaze carrying two bombs and was subsequently scuttled.
Who was Lieutenant General Herbert Lumsden and how did he die at Lingayen Gulf?
Lieutenant General Herbert Lumsden was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal liaison to General Douglas MacArthur and was the most senior British Army combat fatality of World War II. He was killed at 11:59 on the 6th of January 1945 when a kamikaze struck the bridge of the battleship USS New Mexico, also killing the ship's commanding officer, Captain Robert Fleming, and leaving 30 dead and 87 wounded.
How effective were kamikaze attacks at the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf compared to other Pacific battles?
Kamikaze attacks at Lingayen Gulf achieved a hit rate approaching 50 percent on the 6th of January 1945, vastly exceeding the Pacific-wide average of 10-15 percent. Naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison described the 6th of January attacks as the most effective kamikaze strikes of the war relative to the number of planes involved, estimated at 28 kamikazes and 15 escorts.
How many troops landed at Lingayen Gulf on S-Day and how large was the beachhead?
About 68,000 soldiers under General Walter Krueger of the U.S. 6th Army landed on the 9th of January 1945 meeting no opposition. A total of 203,608 soldiers came ashore over the following days, establishing a 20-mile beachhead stretching from Sual and San Fabian in the east to the town of Lingayen in the west.