A column of smoke 500 feet wide rising from the burning fleet oiler USS Mississinewa after being struck by the first Japanese Kaiten deployed, Ulithi Atoll, 30 Nov 1944. Light carrier USS Langley is in the foreground.

Caption   A column of smoke 500 feet wide rising from the burning fleet oiler USS Mississinewa after being struck by the first Japanese Kaiten deployed, Ulithi Atoll, 30 Nov 1944. Light carrier USS Langley is in the foreground. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-270753
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Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine   Main article  Photos  
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Photos on Same Day See all photos dated 20 Nov 1944
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Sep 2016

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WW2-Era Place Name Ulithi, Caroline Islands
Lat/Long 9.9789, 139.6626
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