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Mississippi

Ship Designation: 
BB-41
Date Lost: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1945
Kamikaze Attack at Lingayen
On January 6, 1945 USS Mississippi began bombarding in Lingayen Gulf. Despite damages near her waterline received from the crash of a suicide plane. Mississippi and two cruisers are damaghed during an air attack January 9. Mississippi supported the invasion forces until 10 February

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 17

Name Service Branchsort ascending
Sea 2c Kenneth Dye USN
Sea 2c Donald Deaderick USN
Sea 2c Harold Rubin USN
Sea 2c Norman Shrider USN
Sea 1c Harold Applegate USN
Sea 2c Milton Schallie USN
Sea 2c Felipe Arellano USN
Sea 2c Elue Baca USN
GM 2c Harvey Benn USN
Sea 1c Leonard Caffey USN
Sea 2c James Campbell USN
Sea 1c James Chambers USN
Sea 2c Vernon Lawrence USN
Sea 1c James Mcdonald USN
Sea 2c Odus Moorman USN
Sea 2c Elisha Harbison USN
Sea 2c Clyde Grigery USN
Prepared by Capt R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)