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USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
 
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On October 25, 1944, during the final phase of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Kitkun Bay shot down one Japanese suicide aircraft but then was struck by another on the ship’s port catwalk.  The next day Kitkun Bay sailed for the Admiralty Islands for replenishment and repairs. 1 killed; 16 wounded.
 

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USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)

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