On April 11, 1945, a kamikaze struck USS Missouri during the Battle of Okinawa, leaving his plane’s machine gun impaled in the flash suppressor of a Bofors 40mm. The attack caused minor damage and no casualties other than the Japanese pilot who was given a military funeral by the crew.

11 April 2025 at 14:24
HOPE THIS KEEPS GOING.
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11 April 2025 at 14:58
Hence her nickname, “Mighty Mo!”
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