Date26-Oct-1944
TypeSea Disaster
CountryPHILIPPINES
ActivityUSS Gambier Bay CVE-73 shelled & sunk at 09h57 on 10/24/1944, by Japanes fleet enroute to attack the Allied landing force at Leyte.
InjuryWhen survivors werer rescued on 10/27/1944 by PC 623 there were many sharks in the area
VictimA. man floating next to Charles G. Heinl, Male
SourceUSS Gambier Bay archives
Shark Data Lab