This typed page from the war history of the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) recounts the ship's ordeal during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in late October 1944. Facing relentless Japanese air attacks, including early kamikaze strikes, the crew endured 108 continuous hours at General Quarters while Combat Air Patrol fighters fended off enemy Zero fighters. Reinforced by the cruisers USS Phoenix and HMAS Shropshire, Petrof Bay and her task unit ultimately withdrew to resupply at Manus Island before returning to escort vital supply convoys to American forces ashore on Leyte - a testament to the grueling, round-the-clock demands placed on escort carrier crews during the Pacific campaign. Project: 218457