Aaron Ward (DM 34) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1945

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28 April: Another rugged night. In for tuel and ammo. While tied up crazy, yet successful run ot suicide Val on U.S.S. Pinckney. Attempted Night replete with thrills and chills. Thousands ot tracers tired by ships IOU odd ships underway added to our discomfort. 29 April: Moved from the Retto to Hagushi Anchorage tor more ammo. I 30 April: Lett tor Picket Station IU. At 23l2, tired at enemy planes. One May 3: Started out quietly. At l622, attacked by 22-25 planes. Little, several LCS's sunk. Hit by 6 suicide planes. S'hot 5 and two highly probables down. Ship refused to sink. Type of Plane UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SINGLE ENGINE BETTY BETTY UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SINGLE ENGINE UNKNOWN UNKNOWN VAL VAL ZERO VAL BETTY VAL VAL VAL ZERO TWIN ENGINE TOTAL ...........,,..,...... Time of Day NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT DAYTIME DAYTIME DAYTIME DAYTIME DAYTIME DAYTIME DUSK DUSK DUSK DUSK SCORE BOARD Destroyed DESTROYED DES'TROYED DESITROYED DES'TROYED DESTROYED DESJTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESQTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED Probably Destroyed PROBABLY PRoBABtY PROBABLY PROBABLY PROBABLY DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED probable. alongside ammo ship, witnessed to approach stricken ship in Vain. at anchor, smoke screen, and the One bomber attack during night. Probably Damaged PROBABLY DAMAGED PROBABLY DAMAGED 13 Destroyed, 5 Probably Destroyed, 2 Probably Damaged -U71-r



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5 Lacking at the U.S.S. AARON WA'RD from the starboard quarter after she had suffered direct hits by six Iapanese Kamikaze arrcraft and three bombs off Okinawa on May 3, 1945. -Official Navy Photo.

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