Page 10 of an official after-action report detailing air strikes launched from USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) during the Battle off Samar, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. The report documents torpedo and fighter strikes against the Japanese battleships Yamato, Nagato, and Kongo, illustrating the outsized role escort carrier aircraft played in repelling a vastly superior enemy fleet. Project: 218457