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NH 75767 USS KIDD (DD-661)

USS KIDD (DD-661)
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Title: USS KIDD (DD-661)
Caption: Japanese kamikaze plane about to crash into the ship, off Okinawa, 11 April 1945. The plane hit KIDD's side, killing 38 of her crew. Photographed from the KIDD. Note escorting destroyer in the background.
Description: Courtesy of Mr. Lewis B. Jenkins, Jr., Beltsville, Maryland, 1972.
Catalog #: NH 75767
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Wed, Apr 11, 1945
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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