Dan Caine: “Ensign Robert Thompson to the U.S. laffey, who died on this…”

“Finally, as I often do, I want to highlight one of those surface sailors today and remember our fallen. Today we remember Ensign Robert Thompson to the U.S. laffey, who died on this day, not 1945, in the battle of Okinawa. He was killed while fighting a fire along with 31 others as two Japanese Kamikaze aircraft hit their ship. He passed away one week after his 22nd birthday and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.” (21:28–21:36)

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