Emmons (DMS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Q L ill' I5 53.5 lil! 1 X, M 23fN5-3 U. zftaszsmfz im , April 1955.555 Q-f-C-He'-T N, . Subject: Action rapart and minkimg of USR EH 355 1339 221 . 6 April 1655. vvbdn-0 wun- 1-mv-'sowwmw-n uunsu wunaum-un.-pq- fsulwd we saw due plane crash Ska fnracantla mf the w2F'H'?UAN and mths seewad carry.out'an unmueuemwful bombing attack, in the range . Qiemrad we opened fire on the mmmaining plana with negamivm results. ' 'k. ?vappvationa wake mama to go alongside the crippled snip he assist in fighting the fire'but an it was anon hrnught Haier central, we began circiimm in an effort to prwvide fire suppcrt. an this time numarmus Wbmgimsw warm reportud in the area ilatar 3 , Gevmlspwents showed than tm number 50 to 75? as well as many units ' uf the Combat Air Tatrul. Hag fighta were plentiful and many-enemy planes were sean to Usplmmhn, It uppenred'Lhe enemy did nat cheese aw engage our airormfm but was were ingent an making an azmaeking run an surface craft. HUGH eramit ia Sue the pilots af the 5embat Air, yatrni wha never hesitated to savvy ghfmugh their attaeks although an many wecsaicns it meant flying directly iutu friendly amtiaeircraft 1 fira. Rh asnimanea fifty planes were braught dawn by the couragecus , ani excellent flying 0f'thu5v nvimtora.- ' ' ', 'p', ' Sq' As we auyported the USS 553353 many atimekm were direct an at ma. Tonya, Vale and 38563 ware identified. E53 EEF-?FwQHS defi- nitely Wsplaahedn six plmnem bwfurm auffaring the first af five hits. Surimg this tina fmur onhwr abmaasa missed tn: ship by1a matter of a raw yardw. All five hits Qamurrad in rapid succasaimm, nlsast instan hanaausiy, and were well eomrdinutad. The first hit wma takes an thev famhail at about frnma l?5g tha aecnnd on the stmrhamrd aide of ihe pilet kouaeg tha third on ina guru side.of Combat Enform hian Genterg ana fourth on the starbward nida wi number three fivnwimeh gang and the fifhh naar one water lima at frame 30, starbQmrQ-midnf W 6. It is believed shut all suicide planes carried bombs and snrgxed during the apprmmch. Glat recorded bbw first hit at 1732 with tum pihumwtar reading twentywfive knots,'amnfirming the raport ' ef the Qmginwuriag dwpmrumant imwt the ship was waking-QAS revalutianu yer minute and maneuvering rmaicaily. Ab 173A Plat again reoordnd Ewa wimuitmneaus hits, LUG SQGGHQ ani third recaivad. Target space of the planes were calculated at Q3i Emote. , ?. All of the hull aft of frwmJFQas antiraly missingL a+d aarioum damage wam'iaflistaa my tha part scrnw rendering it in- ovfxah2e. The entire bridge atrmaturu was dwstroywd and fira raged ig all eyncas frwm fr me Q7 forward to gun one, Tram the mein deck un, Little or nothing remained mf the decks from Sha main deck to the bfidgm wverhead in that gran. Baveral small fires warn atartmd in the '1 1 jg, 1

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