8x10 black and white photo of the attack on an Agano class Japanese cruiser by U.S. Carrier based bombers and its final sinking, East China Sea

8x10 black and white photo of cruiser and destroyer guns in action leave the burning smudges of Japanese defensive forces off Wake Island

8x10 black and white photo of anti-aircraft bursts speckles the sky above cruiser of a squadron attacking Wake Island

8x10 black and white photo of the Japanese fleet off Samar, 25 Oct 1944. Photo by a plane from USS Hornet

8x10 black and white photo of a Japanese heavy cruiser dead in the water, with a destroyer standing by, during the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944

8x10 black and white photo of Japanese shells falling near USS White Plains as USS Kitkun Bay launches FM "Wildcat" fighters, during the Battle off Samar on 25 Oct 1944

8x10 black and white photo of the USS Gambier Bay, CVE-73, another escort carrier, and two destroyer escorts making smoke during the Battle off Samar, 25 October

8x10 black and white photo of Japanese cruiser Kumano bombed by planes of T.F. 38, 26 October 1944, during the pursuit of the Japanese fleet following the Battle off Samar photographed by a plane from USS Hancock.

8x10 black and white photo of the USS Gambier Bay, bracketed by Japanese shells while making smoke, during the Battle off Samar

8x10 black and white photo showing Japanese shells falling short of USS Kalanin Bay (CVE-68) during the Battle off Samar