USN escort carrier USS Gambier Bay bracketed by shells from the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944. A Japanese cruiser is seen on the right horizon - History Education Network

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USN escort carrier USS Gambier Bay bracketed by shells from the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944. A Japanese cruiser is seen on the right horizon

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