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June 22, 1945

Secured from GQ at 0345 after four hours in which the closest bogey flew within 15 miles. They have concentrated on station 15 this day. The LSM 213 and the LST 534 were hit on the east side of the island. Owing to the great work of CAP, 29 planes out of 40 were splashed. As was found out later, this was Kikusui X, the last of the floating chrysanthemums...


LST-534 was sunk by the kamikaze that hit 22 Jun 1945.

USS LST-534 at Okinawa, 22 June 1945, with LCT-591 still on her main deck, immediately after being struck by a Japanese Kamikaze.
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USS LST-534 at Okinawa on fire after being struck by a Japanese Kamikaze on 22 June 1945. LST-534 still had 300 barrels of gasoline aboard when struck by the Kamikaze.
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USS LST-534 sunk at a pier at Okinawa after being struck by a Japanese Kamikaze on 22 June 1945. The casualties from the attack included 5 KIA and numerous wounded.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016053406.jpg

The Kamikaze struck USS LST-534 on the port side on 22 June 1945. Note the crease from the impact of the aircrafts wing.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016053407.jpg

USS LST-534 damaged with a hole in her main deck after a Japanese Kamikaze attack, 22 June 1945 at Okinawa.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016053401.jpg

Piece of the Kamikaze that struck USS LST-534, 22 June 1945.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016053408.jpg

LSM 213

LSM-213 underway, date and place unknown.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/14/101421302.jpg

LSM-213, LSM-209, LSM-17 and five additional LSMs during beaching operations at the Amphibious Training Base Camp Bradford, VA., 30 September 1944. Note the tank in the well deck of LSM-213. US Navy photo # 266168.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/14/101421303.jpg

Ashore -

RAISING THE AMERICAN FLAG on 22 June denoted the end of organized resistance on Okinawa.

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I'm going to get one of those bake it yourself chocolate chip cookie dough things, (you know the ones that come like in a sausage). I'm gonna slice it lengthwise and make two long flat cookies. Then I'm gettin me some chocolate hagendaaz and slice a couple pieces of that, and make an ice cream po'boy.
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.be right back, I'm just gonna run down to the corner 24 hour store......:cool:
 
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