Missouri opens fire on low flying suicide planes. Despite the curtain of shells and Missouri scoring many hits, a Japanese pilot came through crashing just below the main deck on the starboard side near turret three. The enemy’s body smashed into a floater net...
USS Missouri loses three men over the side in a terrible storm. Two men are recovered by Mo while the third is picked up by a destroyer. Battleship New Jersey nearly rams Missouri, by accident. Later, New Jersey rams destroyer USS Franks and carrier escort USS Langley...
USS Missouri (BB-63) as part of Task Group 58.2, joined on air strikes against Okinawa. Missouri assigned to Task Group 59. Night 16 inch practice firing and war maneuvers. Task Force 59 returns to Ulithi and Missouri is assigned to USS Yorktown carrier task group....
After refueling, Missouri, along with carriers, headed for Iwo Jima, giving direct support to the invasion landings. Stiff Japanese opposition. Air alert at 1900. Japanese bombers overhead. At 1930, several small groups of “Bogies” were picked up by radar...
