Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - Monuments and Memorials - Battle Off Samar

Battle Off Samar

Several monuments have been erected in memory of the sailors lost in the Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944, a part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines), and in subsequent battles of the Pacific:

  • The USS St. Lo (CVE-63) and Composite Squadron VC-65 was erected in 1994.
  • The USS Hoel (DD-533), USS Johnston (DD-557) and USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) monument is a large granite memorial dedicated in 1995.
  • The granite Taffy 3 monument was dedicated on October 24, 1996.
  • The granite USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) monument was dedicated on October 25, 1996. Family members and survivors donated the monument.

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