Palawan Island, between Borneo and Mindoro, the fifth largest and western-most Philippine Island, was invaded on 28 February with landings of the Eighth Army at Puerto Princesa. The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese used their common tactic of withdrawing into the mountain jungles, dispersed as small units. Throughout the Philippines, U.S. forces were aided by Filipino guerrillas to find and dispatch the holdouts. COUNT 5
QSN1 What island was between Borneo and Mindoro? ANS1 Palawan QSN2 What island was invaded by the Eighth Army on February 28? ANS2 Palawan QSN3 Where did the Eighth Army land? ANS3 Puerto Princesa QSN4 Who aided U.S. forces in finding Japanese holdouts in the Philippines? ANS4 Filipino guerrillas QSN5 What is the western-most Philippine island? ANS5 Palawan