U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3

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U.S. Navy task unit World War II military unit naval formation

U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3, nicknamed "Taffy 3," was a small U.S. Navy escort carrier task unit that famously fought against overwhelming Japanese naval forces during the Battle off Samar in World War II.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Task Unit 77.4.3 4
Command of Task Unit 77.4.3 (Taffy 3) 1
Task Unit 77.4.3 Taffy 3 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy task unit ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ
naval formation ⓘ
associatedCampaign Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
associatedWith destroyer USS Heermann ⓘ
USS Hoel (DD-533) ⓘ
surface form: destroyer USS Hoel

USS Johnston (DD-557) ⓘ
surface form: destroyer USS Johnston

destroyer escort USS Dennis ⓘ
destroyer escort USS John C. Butler ⓘ
destroyer escort USS Raymond ⓘ
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) ⓘ
surface form: destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts

escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay ⓘ
escort carrier USS Gambier Bay ⓘ
escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay ⓘ
escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay ⓘ
escort carrier USS St. Lo ⓘ
escort carrier USS White Plains ⓘ
branch United States Navy ⓘ
characterizedAs outgunned and outnumbered ⓘ
commander Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfMajorAction 25 October 1944 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
faced Japanese battleships ⓘ
Japanese destroyers ⓘ
Japanese heavy cruisers ⓘ
Japanese light cruisers ⓘ
hasNickname Taffy 3 ⓘ
historicalReputation symbol of courage and determination against overwhelming odds ⓘ
locationOfEngagement off Samar, Philippines ⓘ
mission protect U.S. transports and beachhead at Leyte ⓘ
provide close air support for Leyte landings ⓘ
notableFor action against superior Japanese surface forces at Battle off Samar ⓘ
defensive stand protecting U.S. invasion forces at Leyte ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
Japanese Center Force ⓘ
partOf Task Force 77 ⓘ
surface form: Task Group 77.4

Seventh Fleet ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Seventh Fleet
resultOfAction contributed to U.S. victory at Leyte Gulf ⓘ
helped turn back Japanese Center Force ⓘ
role air support for amphibious operations ⓘ
escort carrier task unit ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
typeOfShipIncluded destroyer ⓘ
destroyer escort ⓘ
escort carrier ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle off Samar → combatantFormation → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
Japanese Center Force → engaged → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Task Unit 77.4.3 Taffy 3
Action off Samar → U.S.formation → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Task Unit 77.4.3
Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague → notableWork → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Clifton A. F. Sprague
this entity surface form: Command of Task Unit 77.4.3 (Taffy 3)
Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague → commanded → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Clifton A. F. Sprague
this entity surface form: Task Unit 77.4.3
Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague → militaryUnit → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Clifton A. F. Sprague
this entity surface form: Task Unit 77.4.3
USS Johnston (DD-557) → partOf → U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Task Unit 77.4.3