USS Walker (DD-517)
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USS Walker, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral John Grimes Walker.
USS Walker (DD-517), 1963
Walker in 1943.
Walker escorting HMAS Sydney (R17) off Korea, in 1951.
Walker at Yokosuka, circa 1960.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.
USS Walker (DD-517)
…area. The transports were rapidly unloaded and departed with Walker and other escorts prior to the arrival of the Japanese naval forces and the ensuing Battle of Leyte Gulf from 24 to 25 October 1944. The group proceeded to Morotai to reload support troops for Leyte. At Morotai, nightly Japanese air attacks harassed the…
The light aircraft carrier Princeton on fire, east of Luzon, on 24 October 1944
Musashi departing Brunei in October 1944 for the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Yamato hit by a bomb near her forward gun turret in the Sibuyan Sea, 24 October 1944
Japanese cruiser Noshiro under attack