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USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 29 - Leyte Gulf, Manus Ammunition Ship Explosion, and Supply Casualties

USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 29 - Leyte Gulf, Manus Ammunition Ship Explosion, and Supply Casualties

A page from the official war history of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) recounting the Battle of Leyte Gulf, chronic supply shortages, and the Supply Department's first wartime casualties -- four storekeepers injured aboard USS Argonne when a nearby ammunition ship exploded in Manus Harbor in late 1944. Project: 218461