25 October 1944
Battle off Cape Engano
Halsey's Third Fleet attacks Ozawa's Northern Force and destroys all four Japanese carriers in the decoy force.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Cape Engano in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Halsey's Third Fleet attacks Ozawa's Northern Force and destroys all four Japanese carriers in the decoy force.
Mitscher directs Task Force Thirty-Eight's carrier attacks against Ozawa's Northern Force off Cape Engano.
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