Note 6 — Chapter XVIII · Logistics

As the roads on Leyte became more and more unserviceable, greater reliance was placed on the use of naval vessels to transport supplies and personnel to various parts of the island. The Transportation Section, Sixth Army, maintained a small-boat pool that was used extensively to transport light cargo and personnel between Tacloban, San Ricardo, Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Dulag, and Catmon Hill.6 LCM’s were widely employed on the northern and eastern coasts of the island and LSM’s operated on the west coast.7 (Table 2)