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Why a U.S. Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII's Battle of Okinawa
On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...
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Japanese warships will be the first to visit a Cambodian port where China funded upgrades
Japan on Tuesday announced that two of its minesweepers will visit a naval port in Cambodia this weekend in the first foreign navy visit since a Chinese-funded expansion project was completed. The ...
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A Tiny Ship That Terrorized Japanese Fleet
Captain Wilkinson, fully aware of the dire odds, faced a grim choice as a Japanese convoy of 15 ships loomed into view - return to occupied Singapore and certain capture, or confront the enemy in a ...
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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter ... but none of the battleship’s crew members were badly hurt. The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at ...
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U.S. Navy captain ordered military funeral for kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii--A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter ... The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot, but none of the battleship's crew members were badly hurt. The Missouri's captain ...
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This pilot sought to avenge his brother’s death over the South Pacific
Discovered after the war, a Japanese logbook of the event ... Herschel Oehlert Jr., got the Navy Cross and the rest of the crew received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Van Voorhis’ remains ...