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English: U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin awards Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague the Navy Cross on 15 March 1945, honoring the latter’s leadership of Task Unit 77.4.3 ("Taffy 3") during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944. The photo was taken aboard Spagues flagship, the escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70).
Date 15 March 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-03-15T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-364246
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-364246 from the ship's entry in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command

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