This typewritten roster lists the commissioning officers of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), a Casablanca-class escort carrier that entered service on 18 February 1944. Escort carriers like Petrof Bay were built rapidly on merchant hulls to provide air cover for amphibious landings and convoys across the Pacific. The document records the names, ranks, and reporting dates of the reserve and regular Navy officers who formed the ship's original wartime complement. Project: 218461