28 Oct 1944

Philippines
28 Nov 1944

Philippines
  • Beginning late the night before, destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, and USS Pringle transited the Surigao Strait and bombarded shore targets in Ormoc Bay, Leyte. Upon retiring shortly after midnight, the destroyers detected a Japanese submarine on the surface. All destroyers opened fire with their 5-inch/38 caliber guns and the submarine sank by the stern (some sources suggest this was submarine I-46 but others content Yu-2 is more likely). The destroyers then returned through the Surigao Strait into Leyte Gulf. ww2dbase [Pringle | Waller | Saufley | Renshaw | Ormoc Bay, Leyte | DS]
7 Dec 1944

Photo(s) dated 7 Dec 1944
USS Ward on fire and sinking after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 7 Dec 1944, three years to the day after she fired the first US shot of the Pacific War.

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