This typed page from the USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) action report documents the escort carrier's role in the Battle off Samar and the harrowing kamikaze raids of 25 October 1944, among the first large-scale suicide plane attacks of the Pacific War. The narrative describes torpedo hits, near misses, and damage inflicted on sister escort carriers USS Suwannee and USS Santee as Japanese aircraft pressed relentless attacks against the vulnerable 'Taffy' escort carrier groups off the Philippines. Project: 218457