A bomb from a Japanese kamikaze attack on the USS Indianapolis penetrated through four steel decks, and exited out the keel of the ship before exploding. Invasion of Okinawa, Easter Sunday morning. 1945
Categories: USS Indianapolis Photos from the Alfred J. Sedivi Collection
 
 
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