Another shell passed under one of her Bofors guns, tearing the face off of one of her crew. Deflected by the gun's shield, the shell ricocheted over her flight deck. Another shell destroyed her catapult track, and resulted in a small explosion within her flag office. Four small fires were kindled by these shells, but they were quickly put under control, along with a minor issue with flooding. Although four men were killed in the attack, her operational capability was not significantly compromised. Rather, "Fanshaw Bay"s own single 5 inch gun responded by firing against one of the leading Japanese cruisers, landing at least five hits against its superstructure. Despite the addition of smoke screens, and the heroic defense of her escorts, by 08:55, the Japanese had already closed the distance to only 6.25 miles. During the intervening period, the Japanese shells had sparked a series of fires, which the damage control parties struggled to contain, and the situation seemed to be deteriorating. She was also forced to dodge torpedo attacks launched by the Japanese destroyer screen. Fortunately for the crew of "Fanshaw Bay", the Japanese turned and retired from battle having lost several ships themselves. During the action "Fanshaw Bay" suffered four killed and four wounded, but the damage was not threatening to the hull of the ship. She would finish the war, later participating in "Magic Carpet". USS "Kitkun Bay" (CVE-71) had been dodging shells from Japanese cruisers off Samar on the morning of 25 October 1944 when her task force "Taffy 3" was hit by suicide planes. One A6M Zero rolled into a dive, crashed into the port catwalk and fell into the sea. The kamikaze punctured more than 100 holes in the bulkheads, doors, and gasoline lines. One man was killed and four were wounded. Damage was minimal and the ship stayed in action. On 7 January 1945, the ship was targeted by a Ki-43 "Oscar" kamikaze at 18:57. The enemy plane crashed through the port side at the waterline amidships tearing a hole in the ship’s side approximately 20 feet long and nine feet high. An explosion and large fire flared up simultaneously with a hit by a 5-inch round from one of the other ships, which burst close to the carrier's bow below a gun sponson, killing and wounding several men. The attack killed 16 men and wounded another 37. The ship was sent home for repairs but eventually rejoined the fight against Japan.