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Dec 21, 2011 · Naval History and Heritage Command NH 96011. We recently learned about a new film project being developed about the Battle off Samar. An independent group of filmmakers is working on a virtual recreation of this pivotal American victory in the Pacific during World War II – one of the great “upsets” in naval history.
The film tells the true story of Capt. Ernest Evans, the U.S. Naval Commander posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle off Samar, part of the...
Exclusive: John Moore has signed on to direct the World War II biopic Come Hell Or High Water. The film tells the true story of Capt. Ernest Evans, the U.S. Naval Commander posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle off Samar, part of the October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf that is considered perhaps ...
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Nov 3, 2015 · The film tells the true story of Capt. Ernest Evans, the U.S. Naval Commander posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle off Samar, part of the October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf - one of the largest naval engagement in history. from deadline.com.
The Battle Off Samar in Film. The Battle Off Samar Island took place October 25th. That day there were as many as a dozen film cameras on the aircraft carriers capturing the action. This documentary examines two short film clips and many still images in detail, placing them in the correct sequence and provides context with time stamps and ...
A true story of Capt. Ernest Evans, the U.S. Naval Commander posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle off Samar, part of the October 1944...
The Battle Off Samar. 25 min read. A- A+. American forces had returned to the Philippines, and the Japanese Navy was about to make its last, desperate attempt to stave off defeat. Suddenly, by miscalculation, nothing stood between its most powerful task force and the American beachhead at Leyte Gulf but a small group of U.S. escort carriers.
