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Invasion of Lingayen Gulf

BelligerentsUnited StatesCommonwealth of the PhilippinesAustraliaJapanSecond Philippine RepublicCommanders and leadersJesse B. OldendorfDouglas MacArthurWalter KruegerTomoyuki YamashitaStrength 875 + warships203,608 soldiers: 1 heavy cruiser Roughly 450–600 aircraft, 200 used as kamikazes 262,000 troops on LuzonCasualties and lossesUnited States24 ships sunk67 ships damaged(Entire Luzon campaign and Mindoro Is.)(13 Dec 1944 – 13 Jan 1945) 8,000 dead29,560 wounded(Entire Luzon campaign)JapanRoughly 450–600 aircraft lost1 destroyer sunk, 2 damagedLingayen Invasion 217,000 dead, 9,050 taken prisoner(Entire Luzon campaign)The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf (Pangasinan: Inlusob ed Golfo na Lingayen; Ilocano: Iraraut iti Golfo ti Lingayen; Tagalog: Paglusob sa Golfo ng Lingayen; Spanish: Invasión del Golfo de Lingayén), 3–13 January 1945, was an Alliedamphibious operation in the Philippines during World War II.

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