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Cabot

Ship Designation: 
CVL-28
Date Lost: 
Saturday, November 25, 1944
Kamikaze Attack off Luzon
On November 25, a particularly vicious kamikaze attack occurred. Cabot had fought off several kamikazes when one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20mm. gun platform, disabling the 40 mm. Mounts and a gun director - Another of Cabot's victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapn el and burning debris. Cabot lost 62 men killed and wounded but careful training had produced a crew which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 33

Namesort ascending Service Branch
GM 3c Raymond Johnson USN
Sea 2c Louis Gusline USN
Sea 2c Ray Grzyb USN
Sea 1c Robert Fitzgerald USN
Sea 1c Howard Evans USN
AMM 2c Hjalmar Davidson USN
BM 1c Everett Dagger USN
Sea 1c James Clark USN
Sea 2c Gerald Biederman USN
QM 2c Gerald Bennett USN
Sea 1c Samuel Axtell USN
PhoM 2c Jason Austin USN
Sea 2 Salvatore Andrews USN

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