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Little

Ship Designation: 
DD-803
Date Lost: 
Thursday, May 3, 1945
Kamikaze Attacks off Okinawa
Little and Aaron Ward (DM-34) were again assigned radar picket duty when 18 to 24 aircraft attacked from under cloud cover. ... Aaron Ward took the first hit and an instant later Little was hit on the portside. ... Within 4 minutes three more enemy kamikazes hit her, breaking her keel, demolishing the amidship section, and opening all three after machinery spaces, Soon thereafter Little broke up and sank. ... Casualties included 6 killed, 24 missing and 52 seriously wounded

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 30

Name Service Branchsort descending
F 1c Joseph Chase USN
GM 3c William Skelton USN
TM 3c Russell Mccabe USN
CPhM John Riggs USN
Sea 2c Frederick Mesares USN
F 1c Louie Varner USN
Sea 1c Bernard Mangan USN
SK 3c Robert Wadick USN
SSML 2c Walter Martin USN
Sea 1c Floyd Walker USN

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