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The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. It was the only major action in the larger battle in which the Americans were largely unprepared. After the previous day's fighting, the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Mobile Striking Force, under the command of Takeo Kurita, had suffered significant damage and appeared to be retreating westward. However, by the next morning, the Japanese force had turned around and resumed its advance toward Leyte Gulf. With Admiral William Halsey Jr. lured into taking his powerful Third Fleet north after a decoy fleet and the Seventh Fleet engaged to the south, the recently landed 130,000 men of the Sixth Army were left vulnerable to Japanese attack on Leyte.
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Taffy 3 and the Battle Off Samar - dailykos.com
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Destroyer to Be Named in Honor of World War II Hero Ernest Evans - U.S. Naval Institute
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Final reunion for Taffy 3 and Battle Off Samar survivors [Image 1 of 3] - DVIDS
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‘Deepest wreck ever found’ Famous Destroyer Lost During the Battle off Samar - War History Online
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What Is the Deepest Shipwreck Ever Found? - Mental Floss
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‘Gallantry, guts and gumption’ — The two-hour battle in the Pacific that turned a Navy captain into a legend - Task & Purpose
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Final reunion for Taffy 3 and Battle Off Samar survivors [Image 3 of 3] - DVIDS
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USS Samuel B Roberts: World's deepest shipwreck discovered - BBC
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World’s Deepest Shipwreck Is WWII Destroyer Lost in the Philippine Sea - Smithsonian Magazine
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Intense photos show the WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf — the biggest naval battle of all-time - businessinsider.com
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Long-time veterans, friends have seen many wars - KING5.com
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Watch: Deepest Shipwreck Ever Discovered; Historic WWII Fletcher-Class Destroyer Found - Marine Insight
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Wreck of ‘Sammy B,’ Legendary Destroyer Escort, Discovered - U.S. Naval Institute
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Paul Hamilton Commander Pays High Honors to Taffy 3 and Battle off Samar Survivors at Final Reunion - DVIDS
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Explorers found the USS Samuel B. Roberts, which sunk 78 years ago holding off an overwhelming Japanese battle group - Task & Purpose
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US destroyer lost in World War II found in Philippine sea - Philstar.com
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World's deepest shipwreck FOUND: WWII US Navy ship discovered more than 22,600ft below the surface - Daily Mail
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