BATTLE OF MINDANAO 01
Fought as part of the United States’ campaign to liberate the Philippines, the Battle of Mindanao focuses on recapturing the southern parts of the archipelago. Much of Mindanao is retaken by American and Filipino forces but pockets of Japanese resistance continue until mid-August 1945 in the vicinity of what is now General Santos City.
A landing craft carries troops from US 34th Infantry Regiment up the Mindanao River to assault Fort Pikit