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80-G-270668: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944

80-G-270668: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944. A near miss by a Japanese “Zero” on USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) off Leyte Gulf, as seen from USS Suwannee (CVE-27). Bomb is hitting the water. Petrof Bay served with Task Group 77.4.1 “Taffy 1” during the battle. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/4/24).
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Caption: Battle off Samar, Japanese Kamikaze, October 25, 1944. A near miss by a Japanese “Zero” on USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) off Leyte Gulf, as seen from USS Suwannee (CVE-27). Bomb is hitting the water. Petrof Bay served with Task Group 77.4.1 “Taffy 1” during the battle. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/4/24).
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