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Nashville

Ship Designation: 
CL-43
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, December 13, 1944
Kamikaze Attack near Mindoro
While en route to participate in the invasion of Mindoro, Nashville was struck by a kamikaze off Negros Island. The aircraft crashed into her port 5-inch mount, both bombs exploding about 10 feet off the deck. ... Gasoline fires and exploding ammunition made her midships area an inferno, but although 133 were killed and 190 wounded, her remaining 5-inch guns continued to provide antiaircraft cover.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 103

Name Service Branchsort descending
SSM 1c Arthur Auretta USN
Cox Paul Keith USN
LCdr William Mathews USN
Sea 1c Leo Maiorano USN
Sea 2c Charles Magnusson USN
Sea 2c William Magill USN
CGM Everett Junghans USN
Sea 1c Richard Hull USN
Sea 2c Guy Jackson USN
Sea 1c Hiliary Jackson USN
GM 1c Milton Jackson USN
QM 3c Raymond Zbylicki USN
Sea 2c Frederick Kirk USN
Sea 1c Guy Kline USN
Sea 2c Raymond Lapoint USN
Sea 2c Olivo Layton USN
Sea 2c William Lawyer USN
RM 3c Leo Crowe USN
GM 3c David Crosswhite USN
Sea 1c Carl Costanzo USN

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