The Snapshots in Time Collection
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 10 - Medical Relief Party Aboard USS Suwannee (CVE-27) During the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Page 10 of the wartime history of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) recounts a dramatic mid-battle rescue during the Battle of Leyte Gulf: after the escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27) sustained devastating enemy-action casualties, Petrof Bay's Captain J. L. Kane sent a volunteer medical team aboard under fire, who treated roughly 400 casualties alongside Suwannee's exhausted medical staff. Project: 218461