A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. ... They cleaned the body, wrapped it in canvas and placed it on a tray against the rail beneath the flag.

Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound (250-kilogram) bombs.

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his fighter plane into the American vessel.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why ... wrapped it in canvas and placed it on a tray against the rail beneath the flag.

Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound (250-kilogram) bombs.

A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why By AUDREY McAVOY and MARI YAMAGUCHI , Associated Press Updated April 12, 2025 7:51 p.m.

A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why. Apr 10, ... wrapped it in canvas and placed it on a tray against the rail beneath the flag.

The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at […] PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11 ...

The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at […] PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11 ...

Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound (250-kilogram) bombs.

The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at […] PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11 ...