Note 73 — Chapter XVI · The Fall of Ormoc
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In preparation for the assault against Ormoc, the 902d Field Artillery Battalion at 0830 established an observation post at Camp Downes. At 0920 the battalion fired 100 rounds of ammunition during a ten-minute period in front of the area which the attacking forces were to traverse. At 0930 the artillery fire was directed at enemy positions observed in Ormoc.73 General Krueger made arrangements with Admiral Kinkaid for LCM’s, LCV’s, and LVT’s to operate along the coast at dawn and nightfall for an indefinite period.74