USS Mannert L. Abele, ship sunk by "kamikaze bomb" in World War II, found off Japan
84 U.S. sailors were killed in the sinking, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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84 U.S. sailors were killed in the sinking, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.
The wreckage of an American Navy destroyer, the USS Mannert L. Abele, has been confirmed to be found in waters off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
Mannert L. Abele engaged with Japanese aircraft about 75 miles off the coast of Okinawa.
Wreckage from a U.S. Navy destroyer sunk by a kamikaze aircraft attack during World War II has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean.
84 U.S. sailors were killed in the sinking, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.