USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)

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	USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gambier Bay received four battle stars for service in World War II and shared in the award of the Presidential Unit Citation to "Taffy 3" for extraordinary heroism in the battle off Samar.
		Gambier Bay gave close air support to the initial landings of Marines on Saipan 15 June 1944, destroying enemy gun emplacements, troops, tanks, and trucks.
		Gambier Bay continued close ground support operations at Tinian (19-31 July), then turned her attention to Guam, where she gave identical aid to invading troops until 11 August.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Gambier_Bay (1360 words)

	wwii1944.html
		The Japanese minelayer Shirataka is sunk by the submarine USS Sealion (SS-315) in Luzon Strait in the Philippines.
		The Japanese submarine I-29 is sunk by the submarine USS Sawfish (SS-276) in Luzon Strait in the Philippines.
		The Japanese frigate Kursagaki is sunk by the submarine USS Guitarro (SS-363) in the Philippines.
	www.america-at-war.net /wwii1944.html (14628 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Leyte Gulf
		USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy, but second to be commissioned, to be named in honor of the 29th state.
		USS Tennessee (BB-43), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 16th state.
		USS South Dakota (BB-57), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Leyte-Gulf (8824 words)

	INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC MODELERS
		Because of her position at the tail end of the Task Unit, the Gambier Bay was the first to be struck by a barrage from Japanese battleships and cruisers.
		For her actions in Leyte Gulf, the Gambier Bay was “posthumously” awarded four Battle Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation as part of Taffy 3.
		And today, almost 90% complete, the 1/48 Gambier Bay made its “maiden voyage” to SM Megamall for the IPMS Bert Anido National Scale Modeling Competition where it was on display from October 11 to 17, 2004 during the 2nd IPMS Philippines Bert Anido National Scale Model Competition.
	www.ipmsphilippines.com /features/gambierbay/gambierbay.htm (626 words)

	USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
		USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) received four Battle Stars for her service in World War II.
		USS JOHNSTON's gallant attempt to save GAMBIER BAY was outlined in her Action Report, "...This ship attempted to draw fire away from the GAMBIER BAY by taking the cruiser under fire at this time.
		GAMBIER BAY received her fatal hit ten minutes later when an 8-inch shell exploded in the water and opened the bulkhead to her forward engine room.
	www.bosamar.com /cve/cve73.html (1564 words)

	The Ship Has Sunk and the Sharks are Hungry
		But on that morning in October, Earl Bagley was aboard the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), in the Philippine channel, 90 miles north of Leyte and 60 miles east of the island of Samar, sailing on the deepest water in the world.
		Five days after the beginning of the invasion, at 5 o’clock in the morning, the aircraft of the Gambier Bay had been routinely launched, and by six, many of the sailors were on their way to breakfast.
		In the fall of 1944, the Gambier Bay, as part of an eighteen-ship unit called Taffy 3, was afloat off the Philippine island of Samar.
	www.meridianmagazine.com /exstories/020712ship.html (4711 words)

	History
		At 0900, KITKUN BAY was under shell fire again and at 0907, GAMBIER BAY rolls over on her port side as the heavy cruiser continues to fire at point blank range (less than 2000 yards).
		At 0815, GAMBIER BAY suffered her first enemy hit from a heavy cruiser, an eight inch shell in her flight deck aft which left a six by eight foot hole in her flight deck.
		GAMBIER BAY has the dubious distinction of being the only American Carrier ever sunk by enemy gunfire.
	usskadashanbaycve76.homestead.com /History.html (7704 words)

	Ships
		The USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was sunk from heavy bombardment from the Japanese fleet.
		About a hundred years before the USS Marcus Island was launched, the Flying Fish sailed from Boston, around the southern tip of South American to the west coast.
		Several escort carrier groups, including the USS Marcus Island, were the primary US naval forces engaged in the Battle of Samar, Philippines in October 1944.
	webpages.charter.net /kbt1/cve.html (425 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
		Despite the courageous intervention by destroyers USS Johnston, Hoel, and Heermann and air support from Taffy 2, about 30 miles away, Gambier Bay rolled over and sank at 0907, in 11°31N, 126°12E; there were nearly 800 survivors.
		Named for a bay in Alaska, then a U.S. territory, in early 1944 USS Gambier Bay carried troops to Pearl Harbor and from there ferried planes to USS Enterprise in the Marshall Islands.
		Gambier Bay's next operation was in support of landings at Peleliu and Angaur in the southern Palaus.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_036500_ussgambierba.htm (401 words)

	I B Nease :: Print Version :: Vlach, Vincent "Jim" :: Survivor Story
		On 15 October 1943 he was appointed by the President as Ensign for temporary duty and was transferred to USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) for commissioning of the ship and duty.
		The GAMBIER BAY was sunk 25 October 1944 by Japanese surface forces during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
		Vlach was detached from GAMBIER BAY in March 1944 to report to the Staff of Fleet Admiral Nimitz for duty on Guam when captured.
	www.ussarizona.org /print-docs/vlach/print-story.shtml (731 words)

	About the USS Gambier Bay - VC10 Assoc.
		As the USS GAMBIERBAY-VC10.COM website continues to grow, you will become aware of the great priority Tony places on those who gave their life in battle and the individual histories of each escort carrier and their personnel.
		While floating in the water, after abandoning ship, Tony Potochniak made a promise to himself that some day after the war ended he would reunite his shipmates and not let the memory of those that served aboard the Gambier Bay and gave their life to be forgotten.
		The intent for forming ECSAA was to not only to unite sailors and airmen of all escort carriers but to erect three monuments (two on the east coast and one on the west coast) to honor the men lost in action and to keep an important part of history from being forgotten.
	www.ussgambierbay-vc10.com /about_site.htm (767 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw
		This kit represents a late war Gambier Bay CVE-73.
		The USS Gambier Bay was a member of the Casablanca class escort carrier.
		Gambier Bay was sunk October 25, 1944, when a superior Japanese surface fleet, including the battleship Yamato was allowed to close within gun range.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/cv/cve-73/200-hal/Halinski.html (356 words)

	Port Block Yards, Escort Carrier HES Valhalla
		USS Gambier Bay (CVE 73, Casablanca Class) had been sunk by Japanese Heavy Cruiser gunfire and left behind by retreating units of the Taffy task force.
		By a stroke of luck (enhanced by the engineers radio trafficking the stricken Gambier Bay up into a fleet carrier battle group) the engineers were left to their own devices for thirty-six hours, by which time 'Plucky' (as she had been dubbed by her new crew) was once more underway out of the battle zone.
		By the time she reached Port Block, her hull and running gear were in sufficiently good condition for her to sail proudly up to the Yards for refit.
	www.ozbricks.com /portblock/yar/007.htm (624 words)

	USS Galveston (CL-19) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Galveston (CL-19)
		The first USS Galveston (PG-31/CL-19/C-17) was a Denver-class cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for the city in Texas.
		USS Galveston (CL-19) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Galveston (CL-19).
		She was decommissioned at Philadelphia on 2 September 1930; struck from the Navy List 1 November 1930, and sold for scrapping 13 September 1933 to the Northern Metal Company of Philadelphia Pa.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/USS-Galveston-CL-19.html (1105 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts
		Photo of the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) used with the permission of www.bosamar.com.
		The USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) was part of Task Unit 77.4.3, also known as Taffy III.
		The crew of the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) had one very special crew mate.
	www.masscomm.txstate.edu /mcfaculty/england-mt/5304j/lohn/sammyb.htm (143 words)

	USS GAMBIER BAY at Leyte Gulf
		On the morning of October 25, 1944, USS Gambier Bay (CVE 73) was steaming off the island of Samar with her task unit "Taffy 3".
		Comprised of 4 battleships, 8 cruisers, and eleven destroyers, Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Japanese Centre Force steadily closed and at 0658 opened fire on "Taffy 3." Gambier Bay launched the aircraft of Composite Squadron VC-10 from within the safety of a driving rain squall.
		At 0647 she received word that a sizeable Japanese fleet was approaching from the northwest.
	www.ouroldnavy.com /gambier_bay.htm (217 words)

	Readers' Forum Replies
		Soon after abandoning ship, the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) it became apparent that our Task Unit 77.4.3 AKA Taffy-3 was forced to leave us behind.
		There were approximatel 750 survivors from USS Gambier Bay.
		The Japanese never molested the swimming survivors from the USS Gambier Bay.
	www.tincansailorsbook.com /ueForum/replies.asp?ID=38 (840 words)

	Our Old Navy - Welcome Aboard!
		n October 12, 1977, survivors of the USS Gambier Bay, VC-10 and their families returned to the Philippines to honor their missing and deceased that vanished during their last battle.
		It was at this moment in time, that many a man was rudely awakened from a dream, of paradise, with the sound of bombs, torpedoes, exploding ships, and the cries of dying men.
		Their last battle was one that took on the largest and fiercest of the Japanese Navy.
	www.ouroldnavy.com (958 words)

	LINK PAGE - USS BENNINGTON
		The USS Utah (AG16) rests on the west side of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		The USS Arizona is the most remembered and revered.
		This is as it should rightly be; however, the Utah still remains virtually obscure under the Arizona's shadow.
	www.uss-bennington.com /links.html (259 words)

	USS JOHNSTON-HOEL ASSOCIATION - The Battle
		Commanded by Commander Ernest E. Evans, which was nearest the Japanese Task Force at the time turned and was followed by USS HOEL, USS HEERMAN and USS SAMUEL B. Destroyer JOHNSTON commenced making smoke from her stacks and also her chemical smoke screen generators.
		The three destroyers were; USS HEERMANN DD 532, USS HOEL DD 533 and USS JOHNSTON DD 557.
		JOHNSTON was zigzagging as she laid smoke in an attempt to hide the carriers from view of the Japanese.
	www.ussjohnston-hoel.bigstep.com /generic34.html (2304 words)

	Gallery Page 7
		Ed Balling sends in shots of his award winning model of the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) in 1/48 scale
		The Gambier Bay was part of Taffy Three operating in the Samar Staits.
		It was commissioned in Dec. 1943 and sunk in Oct. 1944.
	wmunderway.8m.com /gallery7/gallery7.htm (554 words)

	Escort Carriers
		The first CVE was USS Long Island (CVE 1), converted from a Maritime Commission freighter.
		This operational phase was so successful that three Jeeps — USS Core (CVE 13), USS Card (CVE 11) and USS Bogue (CVE 9) — and their escorting destroyers sank a total of 16 U-boats and 8 milch cows in a period of 98 days.
		Task Group 77.4 consisted of 16 CVEs organized into three task units: Taffy 1, Taffy 2 and Taffy 3, so named because of their voice radio call signs.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/cve.htm (1190 words)

	USS Los Angeles CA-135 Page
		Fred joined the Navy in June 1943 and was assigned to the USS Gambier Bay, CVE-73.
		Following her commissioning in Dec '43, the Gambier Bay sailed to the Pacific war and participated in several combat engagements.
		officer when the Gambier Bay was sunk (25 Oct '44) during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
	www.uss-la-ca135.org /1940mallgrave.htm (138 words)

	USN Ships--USS Hoel (DD-533) -- Views taken after August 1943
		Some 1200 survivors of USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), USS Hoel (DD-533), USS Johnston (DD-557) and USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) were rescued during the days following the action.
		Photographed from USS Kwajalein (CVE-98), during operations in the south Pacific, 10 August 1944.
		The three 20mm guns originally fitted forward of her pilothouse have been replaced with a 40mm twin gun mount on each side of the forward superstructure.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/dd533-d.htm (361 words)

	Donald Ralph Huntley, Sr. 1917 - 1991
		Donald was stationed aboard the USS Gambier Bay which was sunk in the 2nd Battle of the Philippine Sea and wound up in Australia.
		He came back to the State aboard the Queen Mary which was loaded with mutton and powdered eggs.
	www.huntleys.org /D/donald2.htm (42 words)

	Dioramas
		Started By USS Gambier Bay CVE-73 (Digital Diorama) By Matt Stein
	p196.ezboard.com /fmodelfleetfrm28 (26 words)

	getimage.htm?id=4996
		Stands beside his plane, a General Motors FM-2 \"Wildcat\" fighter, on board USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), 1 August 1944.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /database/aircraft/getimage.htm?id=4996 (28 words)

	Composite Squadron VC-10 Crew - USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
		Composite Squadron VC-10 Crew - USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
		an old photo of Unit VC-10 from the Gambier Bay....
		I scanned the photo from the original that has been rolled into a cardboard tube for some 50 years.
	www.bosamar.com /airsqn/vc10crew.html (80 words)

	Jack Abraitis - M.L.B.W. Glossary - USN War Losses in WW II
		USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73); Samar Island; 1944/10/25; Submarine
		USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56); Makin Island; 1943/11/24; Submarine
		USS Mahan (DD-364); Ormoc Bay; 1944/12/7; AirCraft - Kamikazes.
	www.princeton.edu /~abraitis/glosdocs/ww2lossa.htm (312 words)

	gallery
		1/350 USS Gambier Bay CVE-73 (Blue Water Navy)
		The ship is landing planes and has all guns manned.
	www.modelshipgallery.com /gallery/cv/cve-73/350-bh/cve73-main.html (18 words)

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