These casualties on the escort carrier USS Suwanee (CVE-27) occurred when the ship was hit by a Luzon-based kamikaze during the Battle off Samar. The Special Attack Corps?ækamikazes?æwas first employed during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Categories: World War II | Ships and Submarines
 
 
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