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(5523 days ago)
The story of the USS Callaghan and the rescue of Kuoru Hasegawa is a great one. I was president of the Navy Memorial when Hasegawa met the survivors of the Callaghan which had been subsequently sunk by a Kamikaze. It was an emotional time for all.

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Leo Jarboe USN
Gunner's Mate
USN, 1944-1946. Jarboe describes a kamikaze attempt while on board the USS San Francisco. The plane was shot down and the pilot saved. Years later that pilot came to the United States and met Jarboe again at the U.S. Navy Memorial and made a generous donation in the name of those Lost at Sea.

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