The Saint of Gambier Bay

Norm St. Germain was one of 400 seamen aboard the USS Gambier Bay on October 25, 1944, the day the navy carrier came under intense enemy fire. Outnumbered and unable to escape, the courageous men defended their ship and one another – not knowing whether or not any of them would make it home alive. View more NRA Life of Duty documentaries on the Patriot Profiles channel sponsored by Smith & Wesson at www.nralifeofduty.tv/patriotprofiles.

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   LTC Richarrd H Burns

   January 19, 2013 at 11:55 am

   My dad watched from the deck of the Marcus Island as the shells landed around the Gambier Bay. The Marcus Island was in Taffee 2, the next group of escort carriers below Taffee 3 off Samar Island. Once the Japs finished with Taffee 3, Taffee 2 was next in line. The Marcus Island was busy rearming and refueling planes from the Gambier Bay. Fortunately for everyone the Japs turned tail and ran in the face of stiff resistance from the little groups of ships and planes that made up the small fleet of escort carriers.

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