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  • Uploaded by: Photo of clarkth clarkth
    In album: San Diego
    In Webshots channel: travel
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  • Date uploaded: Sat Apr 05 01:25:40 PDT 2008

The Taffy Three monuments are some of the few remaining physical evidence that reminds us of the most horrific U.S. Navy battle fought in the Pacific theater during World War Two. USS Hoel, USS Samuel B. Roberts, and USS Johnston, coupled with jeep carrier aircraft, literally turned back the entire Japanese Central Fleet during the battle for Leyte Gulf; assuring the success of the Allied landing operation to liberate the Philippine islands from Japanese occupation. These are not only the names of the service members who went down with their ships and aircraft during the heat of the battle but also the names of the sailors killed by shark attack during the several agonizing days that they floated in the water waiting to be rescued. This amazing story can be read about in James D. Hornfischer's magnificent book, "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors"; a testament of the monumental sacrifices made by these great American heroes imperiled on the sea.

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    • Thanks for this history lesson Clark. Amazing and sad what our men went through. Great photo. I know this is the kind of thing that really gets your interest.

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    • 2008.04.15 at 07:31:28 PDT

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