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WASHINGTON (July 14, 2021) Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Director Samuel J. Cox and Glen Osborn, a USS St. Lo veteran, shake hands during a donation event commemorating the Battle of Samar at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. St. Lo was one of the escort carriers that comprised Task Unit 77.4.3, call sign Taffy 3. During the Battle of 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 U.S. naval history and heritage. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Randy Lee Adams II)

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