Publication Outreach Card - On the Verge of Breaking Down Completely – Surviving the Kamikaze Off Okinawa, 1945 [Image 2 of 2]

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

09.21.2023

Photo by Monica Mccoy 

Naval History and Heritage Command

Outreach card for Naval History and Heritage Command's, "On the Verge of Breaking Down Completely – Surviving the Kamikaze Off Okinawa, 1945," written by NHHC Historian Guy J. Nausti.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/publication-508-pdf/verge_breaking_down_508_080323.pdf

Published by Naval History and Heritage Command 805 Kidder Breese Street SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 www.history.navy.mil

Cover image: Battleship Missouri (BB-63) about to be struck by a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M “Zeke” fighter while operating off Okinawa on 11 April 1945. The kamikaze hit the ship below the main deck, causing minor damage and no casualties. A 40-mm quad gun mount’s crew is in action in the lower foreground. (Naval History and Heritage Command [NHHC], NH 62696)

Use of ISBN: This is an official U.S. Government edition of this publication and is herein identified to certify its authenticity. The print edition is cataloged under ISBN 978-1-943604-85-2. The digital edition is cataloged under ISBN 978-1-943604-84-5. Library of Congress Control Number: 2023930552

• Date Taken: 09.21.2023
• Date Posted: 09.25.2023 08:08
• Photo ID: 8040113
• VIRIN: 230921-N-MF696-1003
• Resolution: 9600x7200
• Size: 13.77 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
• Hometown: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US