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Bunker Hill

Ship Designation: 
CV-17
Date Lost: 
Friday, May 11, 1945
Kamikaze Attacks off Okinawa
In support of Okinawa operations, Bunker Hill is hit and severely damaged by 2 kamikaze. Gasoline fires and several explosions take place killing 346 wounding 264 and 43 missing and unaccounted for.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 209

Namesort descending Service Branch
SC 2c Darwin Christensen USN
F 1c Armando Ciabattoni USN
Sea 1c Delbert Clark USN
EM 2c Stuart Claunch USN
SC 2c James Cline USN
EM 1c Holman Coates USN
StM 1c Norman Cola USN
Sea 2c Theodore Collett USN
F 1c Louis Colona USN
ARM 2c Roger Conboy USN
F 1c Walter Copple USN
Sea 1c David Currie USN
M 3c Julius Curtis USN
MM 2c Theodore Czaja USN
Sea 2c Robert Dalrymple USN
M Sgt Herman Delaney USMC
Sgt Norton Dewalt USMC
T Sgt Russell Dorniden USMC
AOM 2c Donald Dunleavy USN
Lt(jg) William Edwards USN

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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)