Taffy 3

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Taffy 3 was a small U.S. Navy escort carrier task unit that famously fought off a much larger Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.

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Taffy 3 canonical 11
“Taffy Three” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy task unit
naval formation
associatedWith Clifton A. F. Sprague
Ernest E. Evans
Robert W. Copeland
conflict Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle off Samar
country United States of America
date 1944
engagedWith Center Force (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Yamato-class battleship
surface form: Japanese battleship Yamato

Japanese destroyers
Japanese heavy cruisers
hasAlternativeName Task Unit 77.4.3
Taffy 3
surface form: “Taffy Three”
hasCommander Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague
hasPart USS Dennis (DE-405)
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
USS Heermann (DD-532)
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS John C. Butler (DE-339)
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
destroyer escort USS Raymond
surface form: USS Raymond (DE-341)

USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
USS White Plains (CVE-66)
hasReputation heroic stand against overwhelming odds
hasRole air support group
escort carrier task unit
screening force
location off Samar Island, Philippines
mission protect escort carriers and invasion shipping
provide air support for Leyte landings
notableFor defensive action protecting U.S. invasion forces at Leyte
engaging a much larger Japanese surface fleet at the Battle off Samar
operatedBy United States Navy
outcome successfully repelled Japanese surface attack
partOf Seventh Fleet
surface form: Seventh Fleet (United States Navy)

Task Force 77
surface form: Task Group 77.4
recognizedBy U.S. Navy battle stars and unit citations
sufferedLoss USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
timePeriod World War II

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Action off Samar nickname Taffy 3
subject surface form: Task Unit 77.4.3
Taffy 3 hasAlternativeName Taffy 3
this entity surface form: “Taffy Three”
Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague commanded Taffy 3
subject surface form: Clifton A. F. Sprague
Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague militaryUnit Taffy 3
subject surface form: Clifton A. F. Sprague
USS Hoel (DD-533) taskUnit Taffy 3