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.
Ship Designation:
CV-17
Date Lost:
Friday, May 11, 1945
Lost At Sea Log
Number of sailors in this log: 209
| Name |
Service Branch |
|---|---|
| Sea 2c Homer Childress | USN |
| AMM 3c Robert Morrison | USN |
| F 2c Edwin Peterson | USN |
| Sea 1c George Story | USN |
| Lt Philip Wainwright | USN |
| AOM 1c Jack Wright | USN |
| ARM 2c Warren Newhouser | USN |
| ARM 2c Roger Conboy | USN |
| Sea 1c Nelson Ahlquist | USN |
| F 2c John Beck | USN |
| Sea 1c Donald Britton | USN |
| SC 2c Darwin Christensen | USN |
| AMM 3c Thomas Moss | USN |
| EM 2c Vito Petrilli | USN |
| ARM 3c Alferd Stone | USN |
| Sea 2c Harvey Toms | USN |
| F 1c Edward Wood | USN |
| Lt(jg) R. Miller | USN |
| Lt(jg) Stanley Sydlowski | USN |
| WT 1c James Allen | USN |
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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)