Keywords: Kamikaze damage on USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) in May 1945.jpg Damage amidships of the U S Navy destroyer minelayer USS Aaron Ward DM-34 received during Kamikaze attacks off Okinawa Japan on 3 May 1945 View looks down and aft from Aaron Ward ' s foremast with her greatly distorted forward smokestack in the lower center Photographed while the ship was in the Kerama Retto on 5 May 1945 A mine is visible at left on the ship's starboard mine rails Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-330000/80-G-330107 html 80-G-330107 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1945-05-05 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Aaron Ward DM-34 Kamikaze Pacific War in May 1945 |