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Smoke and flames rise from an American ship anchored off Okinawa, Japan, June 1945
Photograph. Smoke and flames rise from an American ship anchored off Okinawa after kamikaze attack. Official Caption: "...
Deck of the USS Morris after a kamikaze attack off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Damaged deck of the USS Morris (DD-417) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "...
USS William D. Porter sinking off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. Support landing craft LCS-122 near the sinking destroyer USS William D. Porter (DD-579) in open water....
Harris, Rufus Cruises and Kamikazes
Rufus Harris and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Miami (CL-89)] would stop at Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi...
Caraway, John Kamikaze Attack off Okinawa
A typical day for John Caraway consisted of reading and distributing daily dispatches, and receiving and sending coded...
Hutchinson, Louis Becoming a Sailor
Louis B. Hutchinson was born in November 1925 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note...
Celaya, Adolfo Final Mission of the Indianapolis
Adolfo V. Celaya sailed to Tinian [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) delivering key components of...
Rieman, Carl Attack on the USS Laffey (DD-724)
Carl Rieman said if the planes could have carried more ammunition, he could have gotten more enemy kills. The Japanese...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Reflections
Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...
Guderian, Emmett Reflections
Emmett Guderian's Navy career gave him all kinds of new experiences, from world travel to intense emotions. He...
Bird, Lyle Navy Training and Service
Lyle Bird asked for, and his parents granted, permission for him to enter the Navy at age 17. He attended boot camp in...
Duff, Clarence Kamikazes
Clarence Robert Duff recalled picking up survivors from the USS Franklin (CV-13) during the kamikaze attacks off...

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