Actual Footage Kamikaze Attack in 1945

cirelaw · 03-16-2014, 01:19 PM

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4zkp7hvrg...d%20vo%203.wmv Eric

Roadkill · 03-16-2014, 10:34 PM

My dad was in that battle on the heavy cruiser USS Chester. His job was electricians mate but during the battle he was the assistant gunner for a twin .30 machine gun. The USMC gunner was killed while dad was bending over to get another can of ammo. Thanks for the video.

m1903a3 · 03-17-2014, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Roadkill

My dad was in that battle on the heavy cruiser USS Chester. His job was electricians mate but during the battle he was the assistant gunner for a twin .30 machine gun. The USMC gunner was killed while dad was bending over to get another can of ammo. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for his service. My own father was in the infantry in the Pacific from Guadalcanal to the surrender in Japan.

Ps: I expect your dad was on a twin 20mm mount. The Chester had a lot of them.

cirelaw · 03-16-2014, 10:47 PM

My sincere gratitude and thanks to your father! Eric

cirelaw · 03-16-2014, 10:58 PM

I found your dads' ship~~~~http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/027/04027.htm Photographs and History!

Roadkill · 03-16-2014, 11:38 PM

Thank you - great info

Sergio Natali · 03-17-2014, 04:14 AM

Eric

Thanks once again for another of your interesting researches.

Sergio

cirelaw · 03-17-2014, 08:50 AM

My Pleasure!

cirelaw · 03-17-2014, 09:12 AM

http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/988.htm Roland I Bruning

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Actual Footage Kamikaze Attack in 1945 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4zkp7hvrg...d%20vo%203.wmv Eric

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03-16-2014, 10:34 PM	#2
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	My dad was in that battle on the heavy cruiser USS Chester. His job was electricians mate but during the battle he was the assistant gunner for a twin .30 machine gun. The USMC gunner was killed while dad was bending over to get another can of ammo. Thanks for the video.

03-16-2014, 10:47 PM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	My sincere gratitude and thanks to your father! Eric

03-16-2014, 10:58 PM	#5
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I found your dads' ship~~~~http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/027/04027.htm Photographs and History!

03-16-2014, 11:38 PM	#6
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Thank you - great info

03-17-2014, 08:50 AM	#8
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	My Pleasure!