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`945 Kamikaze attack on USS William D. Porter...
`945 Kamikaze attack on USS William D. Porter...
Item # 713882
July 05, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 5, 1945
* Japanese Kamikaze suicide attacks
* USS Twiggs & USS William D. Porter
* United States Navy Destroyers
* Battle of Okinawa - Japan
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Jap Aerial Attacks Sink 2 Destroyers" (see images) Coverage on the Japanese Kamikaze attack on the USS Twiggs & the USS William D. Porter during the Battle of Okinawa. Although this happened a month earlier, this was the first time it was made public.
Complete with 16 pages, some small ink notations throughout, may have been from a school project, otherwise nice.
Note: Kamikaze attack report is unaffected
Category: World War II