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Description The U.S. Navy high-speed transport USS Ward (APD-16) afire after she was hit by a Kamikaze in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, on 7 December 1944. She sank later in the day. Exactly three years earlier, on the morning of 7 December 1941, while on patrol off Pearl Harbor, Ward fired the first shot of the Pacific War.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-270773 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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2006-10-29T21:18:26Z User:Nevfennas 605×765 68.1Kb USS Ward (DD139 /APD 16) burning after being hit by Kamikaze. December 7th 1944 USS Ward (DD139 /APD 16) brennt nach Kamikazetreffer. 7. Dezember 1944 Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-w/dd139.htm

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