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San Jacinto's VT-51 Avenger aircraft being armed with a Mark XIII torpedo for Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944	SB2C Helldivers of Bombing Squadron VB-19 on the deck of USS Lexington (Essex-class) being fitted with drop tanks for an extended mission to search for the fleeing Japanese fleet, 25 Oct 1944.

Starboard view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944	Tail section of a D4Y Suisei ‘Judy’ dive bomber that landed on the flight deck of Escort Carrier USS Kitkun Bay after being exploded in flight by intense anti-aircraft fire during the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944

USS Hancock being refueled, Pacific Ocean, 25 Oct 1944	USS Kitkun Bay prepared to launch FM-2 Wildcat fighters during Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944; note shell splashes in background

USS St. Lo exploding after hit Yukio Seki's special attack, off the southeastern coast of Samar, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944	Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa transferring his flag from damaged carrier Zuikaku to light cruiser Oyodo, at 1100 hours on 25 Oct 1944

Wrecked Soviet T-34 tank at Nemmersdorf, East Prussia, Germany, late Oct 1944, photo 1 of 3	Wrecked Soviet T-34 tank at Nemmersdorf, East Prussia, Germany, late Oct 1944, photo 2 of 3

Wrecked Soviet T-34 tank at Nemmersdorf, East Prussia, Germany, late Oct 1944, photo 3 of 3	Wrecked Soviet T-34-85 tank at the outskirts of Nemmersdorf, East Prussia, Germany, late Oct 1944, photo 1 of 3

Wrecked Soviet T-34-85 tank at the outskirts of Nemmersdorf, East Prussia, Germany, late Oct 1944, photo 2 of 3	Wrecked Soviet T-34-85 tank at the outskirts of Nemmersdorf, East Prussia, Germany, late Oct 1944, photo 3 of 3

Yamato during the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944	Yamato in action off Samar, 25 Oct 1944

Yamato in the Philippine Sea off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 Oct 1944; photo taken by aircraft of escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay	Yukio Seki in flight gear, probably shortly before his last flight on 25 Oct 1944

Yukio Seki receiving ceremonial water from his commanding officer Captain Asaiki Tamai before Seki's special attack mission, Mabalacat Airfield, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi overseeing the ceremony	Yukio Seki receiving ceremonial water from his commanding officer Captain Asaiki Tamai before Seki's special attack mission, Mabalacat Airfield, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2; note Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi overseeing the ceremony