| Caption | 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 | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | |||||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-372892 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||
| Added Date | 1 Sep 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
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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.