80-G-287503: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944
![80-G-287503: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. A Japanese cruiser (on horizon) a unit of fleet moving on Philippines shells a carrier-escort during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. As seen from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71). Shown as the salvo is put astern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/15). 80-G-287503: Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. A Japanese cruiser (on horizon) a unit of fleet moving on Philippines shells a carrier-escort during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. As seen from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71). Shown as the salvo is put astern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/15).](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/leyte/samar/80-g-287503/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1677861217540.jpg)
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- World War II 1939-1945
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