Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Director Samuel J. Cox, Navy rear admiral (retired) and Glen Osborn, a USS St. Lo (CVE 63) veteran, shake hands during a donation event commemorating the Battle off Samar at the National Museum of the Navy, July 14. St. Lo was one of the escort carriers that comprised Task Unit , call sign Taffy 3. During the Battle off Samar, St. Lo was struck by a kamikaze becoming the first major ship sunk by a Japanese suicide attack. NHHC, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Director Samuel J. Cox, Navy rear admiral (retired) and Glen Osborn, a USS St. Lo (CVE 63) veteran, shake hands during a donation event commemorating the Battle off Samar at the National Museum of the Navy, July 14. St. Lo was one of the escort carriers that comprised Task Unit , call sign Taffy 3. During the Battle off Samar, St. Lo was struck by a kamikaze becoming the first major ship sunk by a Japanese suicide attack. NHHC, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of naval history and heritage.
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