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re: If you had to fight in WW2- Europe or Pacific
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:40 pm to White Roach
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:40 pm to White Roach
quote:Although kamikaze attacks occurred in both operations against support vessels, it was much more prominent at Okinawa.
Not to split hairs, because one was in February and the other in April, but wasn't it Okinawa? I seem to remember him being involved with the Okinawa invasion because of the waves of kamikazes, but could be wrong.
Iwo Jima had 318 casualties attributed to Kamikaze, while Okinawa was staggering. 36 ships sunk, almost 5,000 men killed as a direct result of Kamikaze attacks.
This post was edited on 4/4/20 at 10:41 pm
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:13 pm to MileHigh_Tiger
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Although kamikaze attacks occurred in both operations against support vessels, it was much more prominent at Okinawa. Iwo Jima had 318 casualties attributed to Kamikaze, while Okinawa was staggering. 36 ships sunk, almost 5,000 men killed as a direct result of Kamikaze attacks.
My grandfather was a torpedo pilot in the Pacific. The father in law of the guy above probably knew him, it sounds like they could have been on the same carrier at some time. He was hit by a kamikaze and captured by the Japanese navy. Spent 2 years in a prison on or near Chichi Jima where the book Flyboys took place. He said he went in prison 6'1" and around 200 lbs at 22-23 years old, came out with no teeth and weighing 95 lbs
Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:16 pm to MileHigh_Tiger
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Iwo Jima had 318 casualties attributed to Kamikaze, while Okinawa was staggering. 36 ships sunk, almost 5,000 men killed as a direct result of Kamikaze attacks.
Could have been a lot worse and had more impact on the battle ashore if they had deliberately targeted the transports. Kamikaze pilots instinctively went after combat ships if they saw one.
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