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Enterprise

Ship Designation: 
CV-6
Date Lost: 
Monday, May 14, 1945
Kamikaze Strike ner Okinawa
Making a quick turnaround in repairs to battle damage from a suicide plane, Enterprise returned to the Okinawa action on May 6. ... A kamikaze once more crashed into the flight deck destroying the forward elevator killing 14 and seriously injuring 34. ... The ship returned to Puget Sound Shipyard Bremerton WA for these repairs

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 11

Name Service Branchsort ascending
F 1c Michael Meko USN
Sea 1c James Harbin USN
Ens Charles Grice USN
Sea 2c Aaron Dobbs USN
MM 1c August Demma USN
Sea 1c Donald Young USN
Sea 1c Erwin Adolf USN
EM 1c Lawrence Bowers USN
Cox Jack Sims USN
F 1c Ivan Smith USN
Sea 1c Isaiah King USN
Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)