The Navy heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA-28) is hit by a kamikaze in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, 6 January 1945. The aircraft was a Mitsubishi Ki-51. 43 men were killed and at least 125 were wounded. Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler, commander of Cruiser Division 4 (CruDiv 4) was among the killed, as he was fatally injured helping sailors man handle the fire hoses to put out the massive flames during the attack. When Japan was facing defeat in late 1944 it chose to destroy US ships with suicide bombings, known as attacks were a potent physical and psychological wea
The Navy heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA-28) is hit by a kamikaze in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, 6 January 1945. The aircraft was a Mitsubishi Ki-51. 43 men were killed and at least 125 were wounded. Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler, commander of Cruiser Division 4 (CruDiv 4) was among the killed, as he was fatally injured helping sailors man handle the fire hoses to put out the massive flames during the attack. When Japan was facing defeat in late 1944 it chose to destroy US ships with suicide bombings, known as attacks were a potent physical and psychological weapon and sunk a total of 47 ships at a cost of more than 3000 pilots and planes. By late 1944 the US Navy was large enough that the losses were insignificant and they did not alter the course of the war.
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