Hell from the heavens

By John F. Wukovits

Subjects: Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, Japanese Aerial operations, Laffey (Ship), Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945, Japan, American Naval operations, Kamikaze pilots

Description: The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), second in World War Two to bear that name, was attacked by twenty-two kamikaze pilots and survived severe damage in April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa.