MacArthur and Osmeña Statue- 1944 Turnover Ceremony
Details:
On the right side of the Price mansion facing Justice Romualdez Street.
Bronze statues of General MacArthur and Philippine President Setgio Osmeña on a large polished stone base.
The statues remember the October 23, 1944, Turnover Ceremony when General Douglas MacArthur re-established the Philippine Commonwealth in Tacloban with Sergio Osmeña as President. A remembrance of the two people most remembered for their participation in the Leyte Landing and the Battle of Leyte which liberated the Philippines from the Japanese Imperial Army.
Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles
Monument Text:
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
Philippine Army
South West Pacific Area (Command)
United States Army
United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Leyte (1944-1945)
Pacific Theater
Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)