Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20120118:11:27:00
Kamikazes. >> reporter: they did so may 3rd, 1945, near okinawa on board the "uss aaron ward." clark's battle station was damage control, fighting fires on deck and helping the wounded. >> i was the only survivor of an eight-man damage control team. i stared at the pilot as he guided his plane right into our ship. >> reporter: single-handedly, he kept the fires from reaching the big guns, saving the ship from exploding. >> we lost over 40 men that day. >> reporter: but while his white comrades received medals for bravery, clark did not. even though the ship's captain strongly felt he deserved ...
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