Kamikazes

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Nelson, Walter Battle of the Coral Sea
Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...
Yoho, David Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
David Yoho remembers the huge fleet off Okinawa and the explosion of an ammunition ship. It had been attacked by a...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 1
The Laffey [Annotator's Note: US Navy destroyer USS Laffey, DD-724] had new radar and sonar equipment and that put the...
Karr, Robert Segment 10
It turned out that a small piece of shrapnel had severed Burgess's spinal chord. Burgess was 18 years old. Karr had...
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Karr, Robert Segment 12
Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 15
On the morning of the battle, Vejtasa was flying CAP. Jimmy Flately and Johnny Leppla were flying escort for the...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 2
The ship [Annotator's Note: the aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13)] wasn't at Pearl Harbor for long before heading...
Crain, Joe Segment 2
When Crain was in the armada heading towards the beaches [Annotator's Note: during the invasion of Sicily, July 1943],...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 3
The invasion at Ormoc Bay was small and consisted mainly of destroyers and rocket firing landing craft.The Laffey [...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 3
During the night the Japanese must have started a push because the ship [Annotator’s Note: the destroyer USS Evans]...
Bailey, Herman Paul Segment 3
Bailey had been walking around the ship [Annotator's Note: the ship that was taking him to the invasion of Okinawa]. He...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 4
Kerama Retto [Annotator's Note: Kerama Islands off of Okinawa] was used as a staging area for the destroyers going out...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 4
The 2nd plane [Annotator’s Note: the 2nd kamikaze on 10 May 1945] that hit them hit the after engine room. He came in...
Stratton, Donald Segment 4
Stratton went to Corona, California towards the end of 1942. He was there for a couple months before he was medically...
Starnes, James Segment 4
From Pearl Harbor they were sent to the Pacific [Annotator’s Note: the crew of the USS Missouri in January 1945] and...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 5
Around 8:15 or 8:20 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of 16 April 1945] the first 4 Japanese kamikaze planes heading...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 5
Connick recalls having great respect for the Marines they picked up at Iwo Jima. He watched them fight, seeing the...
Karr, Robert Segment 5
Karr recalls having to go up on deck with buckets of water from down below. One of the times he went up to dump a...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 6
They had the Evans floating and had an auxiliary generator running; that meant lights and refrigeration. They were...
Karr, Robert Segment 6
They went directly into Ormoc Bay [Annotator's Note: Philippines]. Once the troops landed the kamikazes started to...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 6
When the Laffey left Pearl Harbor she was assigned as a escort for an old battleship heading out into the Pacific to...
Crain, Joe Segment 6
There were a lot of events that did not make a lasting impression on Crain. He cannot recall the troops he brought in...
Karr, Robert Segment 7
They were escorting 1 of the carriers and their flight crew. Their flight crew got caught out at night. They attempted...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 7
Before going out on duty at Picket Station Number 1 the men of the Laffey saw all sorts of damage to ships while docked...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Segment 7
Ramage was not pleased with the results. Ramage believed for awhile that it was going to be a one way mission. Ramage...
Crain, Joe Segment 7
The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 7
Hopkins was aboard the Hornet when they were under attack. It was quite an attack. The first few bombs knocked out the...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 8
Ari Phoutrides's only thought of that day [Annotator's Note: a kamikaze attack on 15 to 16 April 1945] was that it was...
Karr, Robert Segment 8
The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit. They got off of the coast of Okinawa on a...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 8
When Delewski resumed firing he had to sit in a different position to fire his gun. The fire had warped the area where...
Karr, Robert Segment 9
K.D. Jones was Karr's pointer on the gun mount. Jones and Karr were able to get down and crawl out onto the deck. They...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 9
The Laffey was in a rough state. She had been hit a number of times from a number of direction. Everything from the...
Nelson, Walter Thoughts on Flying
Walter Nelson had a different pilot for his first raid. The pilot’s name was Lieutenant Womper [Annotators Note: unsure...
Morgan, George Tokyo Bay Surrender
George Morgan had the unique experience of entering Tokyo Bay prior to the Japanese surrender. His ship was anchored...
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers on Iwo Jima in February
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers. Official captions:'"Jap [Japanese] suicide plane hits the water off Iwo...

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