Hit by second kamikaze in two days

6th January 1945: The heavy cruiser USS Louisville is one of many USN ships to suffer casualties - as suicide plane attacks multiply

Japanese Zeke type Kamikaze aircraft diving on USS Columbia (CL-56) during the Lingayen Gulf operation, 6 January 1945

US forces were pushing along their re-occupation of the Philippines. As the US Navy began bombarding Luzon, prior to new landings, US ships had to face an unprecedented onslaught, with many ships being hit more than once in kamikaze atta…