This typewritten roster records decorations awarded to officers and crew of the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) for their actions during the Battle off Samar, fought 25-26 October 1944 as part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf — one of the most desperate naval engagements of the Pacific War, in which a small force of American escort carriers and destroyers held off a vastly superior Japanese surface fleet. Commanding officer Captain Joseph L. Kane received the Navy Cross, and dozens of Petrof Bay sailors were awarded the Legion of Merit and Silver Star Medal for their courage under fire. Project: 218452