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21 January 1945, a kamikaze crashed
through the Ticonderoga flight deck abreast of the No. 2 5-inch mount, and
his bomb exploded just above her hangar deck
Contributed by B rent Jones, via Pieter Bakels................................................................108
Flight deck immediately after Hit #1 showing smoke pouring
through deck at point of entry, and, upper right, smoke
through #1 elevator opening. Puget Sound Navy Yard Photo
Contributed by Tracy White............................ ....109
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) afire off Formosa, January 21, 1945,
just after her initial kamikaze hit on the forward flight deck.
Photographed from USS Miami (CL-89). A Vought OS2U
Kingfisher floatplane is on the cruiser's starboard catapult, in the
foreground.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collection of the
National Archives. Contributed by NHC.........................................................................110
Second hit of the day: Ticonderoga kamikaze struck the ship's island
hitting the forward gun director in this January 21st 1945 photo.
Contributed by U SN .......................................................... .... ................ .. .... 111
Puget Sound Navy Yard image.
Ticonderoga damage in action of 21 January 1945. Looking
starboard showing damage to superstructure caused by Hit #2.
Contributed by Tracy White ..............................112
Puget Sound Navy Yard image. Ticonderoga damage in action of
21 January 1945, looking to starboard and aft.
The hole through the bulkhead is looking into the ship's optical
shop (note work counters, sink, and chairs). Torn grating from an
overhead catwalk is evident as is the hangar deck below in the
lower left corner of the photo. Contributed by Tracy White .........................................113Puget Sound Navy Yard image. Damage in action of
21 January 1945. Estimated paths of planes which struck the ship.
Contributed by Tracy White ..............................114
Japanese warship Yasoshima under attack, 25 Nov. 1944
by Task Force 38 torpedo planes, off Luzon on
25 November 1944. Tracks of two Mark 13 aerial torpedoes are
visible. The torpedo about to hit Yashojima's stern was
dropped by Ensign D.V. Parker, of Torpedo Squadron 80
(VT-80), based on USS Ticonderoga (CV-14).
Contributed by U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command ............................................115
A rticle by PO W R alph Palm er, V B-S 0............................................................ .............116
Excerpt from Autobiography of a Tail-Hooker by Don Monson ............................117-119U
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Morris, S. Tom & Fields, Ken. Oral History Interview with S. Tom Morris, October 18, 2012, text, October 18, 2012; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1613149/m1/4/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.