Santa Cruz and San Fernando. We sank 1 DD or DE, damaged others. All 7 ships in this convoy were sunk by our Task Group. Our ship was hit by a Japanese suicide plane. Did not halt operations.

Charles C. Statler
Pilot on board the USS Bunker Hill and then the USS Essex in the Pacific Theater.
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Nov. 25, 1944
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