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Drexler

Ship Designation: 
DD-741
Date Lost: 
Monday, May 28, 1945
Kamikaze Attacks near Okinawa
While operating as a radar picket off Okinawa, Drexler was attacked at 0700 by two kamikazes. ... The combined firepower of Lowry (DD 770) and Drexler successfully knocked down the first attacking aircraft. The second aircraft glanced into Drexler cutting off power and starting a large gasoline fire. ... Despite the damage, Drexler kept firing and splashed three more attacking aircraft that had entered the area. ... At 0730 another kamikaze crashed into Drexler’s superstructure which was quickly followed by a tremendous explosion. The ship quickly rolled over on her starboard side and sank stern first in less than a minute after being hit. ... 168 of the crew died and another 52 were seriously wounded.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 158

Namesort descending Service Branch
Sea 1c Joe Padget USN
Sea 1c John Parsons USN
F 1c John Pendleton USN
F 1c Leo Phillips USN
FC 3c Everett Pollard USN
F 1c Carl Poole USN
CWT Richard Prendergast USN
Sea 2c Eugene Pressley USN
Sea 2c Steve Prestridge USN
Sea 1c Gilbert Priddy USN
F 1c William Rees USN
Sea 2c Thomas Reilly USN
Sea 2c Edmond Robinson USN
Sea 2c Johnnie Robinson USN
FC 3c Robert Rosenfeld USN
WT 1c Ogden Rowan USN
Sea 1c Roy Rowe USN
Lt Walter Rupert USN
F 1c Russell Shaw USN
Sea 1c Gilbert Siebert USN

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