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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

Name Service Branchsort descending
Sea 1c Vincent Bonin USN
Sea 2c Donald Carey USN
F 1c Louis Colona USN
F 1c Marshall Rasmussen USN
ARM 1c Howard Pedersen USN
ART 3c Virgil Swope USN
Sea 1c Robert Whitesel USN
ARM 1c Louis Yount USN
AOM 1c Charles Metler USN
ARM 1c John Phelan USN
Sea 2c Jesus Barrona USN
Bkr 1c William Boshonek USN
Sea 1c Virgil Carringer USN
F 1c Walter Copple USN
Lt Maurice Quint USN
Y 3c Carl Sorensen USN
StM 1c S. Sutton USN
SC 2c John White USN
Sea 1c Joseph Zabka USN
Lt(jg) Thomas Mitchell USN

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