| Caption | Â Â Â | Elco 80-foot PT-523 alongside escort carrier USS Manila Bay returning downed pilot and aircrewman east of Leyte Gulf, 22 Oct 1944. Note the aircraft style National insignia on top of the chart house. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | ||||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | 80-G-372892 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 22 Oct 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||||
| Added Date | Â | 1 Sep 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | ||||||||||||||||
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"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"George Patton, 31 May 1944
7 Sep 2016 03:19:03 PM
Ensign Ray Crandall was a pilot with USS Manila Bay’s Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) who was flying TBM-1C Avenger BuNo 46434 over Leyte Gulf on 21 Oct 1944 when he was shot down by friendly fire.