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80-G-288144 Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944.

Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944.
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Title: Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944.
Caption: USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE-73) and two destroyer escorts making smoke at the start of the battle off Samar, 25 October 1944. Japanese ships are faintly visible on the horizon. Photographed from USS KALANIN BAY (CVE-68) by Phi Willard Nieth.
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Catalog #: 80-G-288144
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photograph by Phi Willard Nieth.
Original Date: Fri, Oct 27, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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