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The monument to all 13 ships of TASK UNIT 77.4.3, "TAFFY III, Located at 750 Harbor Boulevard, San Diego, California was dedicated on Wednesday, October 23, 1996 in San Diego

In 1995, the thirteen ships that made up TASK UNIT 77.4.3 began raising funds to erect the monument in downtown San Diego.

Facing the monument, the carriers are listed on the left side and the escort vessels are listed on the right. The ships are listed in accordance with the number of casualties suffered by each ship and are listed as follows:

USS GAMBIER BAY 137
USS SAINT LO 126
USS FANSHAW BAY 40
USS KITKUN BAY 28
USS KALININ BAY 17
USS WHITE PLAINS 13 USS HOEL 252
USS JOHNSTON 183
USS S. B. ROBERTS 90
USS HEERMANN 5
USS DENNIS 4
USS JOHN C. BUTLER 0
USS RAYMOND 0