Got run off? There was no general officer, in any army that given the overwhelming superiority of the enemy forces, supply situation and general lack of any support who could of held the Philippian Islands at the time He was ordered out of the islands. Had the Navy been able to supply him with equipment, food, ammo, replacement personnel plus secured the sea area around the islands then he could have held.
Ike and his lower commanders underestimated the Germans and that lead to the Battle of The Bulge. Mistake on their part. Mac was a victim of a small military forced by the civilian government and antiquated naval thinking. Once the navy was in shambles there was just no way to support mac or his troops. Add in factors like the P40's assigned to Mac were hopelessly outclassed by the Zero and no support other than what could be brought in by sub and the forces in the Philippians were doomed before the first shot was fired. That they held out as long as they did was spectacular! My wife's one grand father was a Death March survivor and spent a couple of years in Japan as forced labor. I'm not a big Mac fan but don't like to see him unjustly faulted for the Philippian Islands falling.
Yes by that time there was little military value in taking those islands. Some claim that it cut the Japanese oil supply but that was already done for the most parts by the subs. The only real advantage was it allow the navy to destroy most of what was left of the Japanese fleet eliminating that threat. However that does not detract from the sacrifices or courage of the soldiers, sailors and Marines who were ordered to take those islands.
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