It was not staged. MacArthur went ashore several times in secret so as not to inform the Japanese of his presence on the beachhead to oversee the progress of the invasion.
He then officially landed on Red Beach, Palo, Leyte with then president Sergio Osmena and General Carlos P. Romulo.
That accounts for why he had different people with him on some Leyte landing photos.
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Si Gen. Douglas MacArthur dumating sa Leyte noong Oktubre 20, 1944. Mismo ang kanilang pinag daungan ay Red beach, Palo, Leyte bago sumapit ang hatinggabi.
Leyte was created on 1917-03-10.
The Leyte Gulf is a body of water located between the islands of Leyte and Samar in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
The area of Southern Leyte is 1,797.2 square kilometers.
The Americans won in the Leyte Gulf and won back the Philippines.