Air defense again this morning. We saw one plane shot down, it was too far away for us to shoot at it. I sure like to see them hit the water.
The USS West Virginia destroys an inbound Kamikaze
About this Log
This battle log was written by Dale Ritchie Rogers between the years 1944 and 1945. During World War 2, Dale Ritchie Rogers was a Marine Guard, posted on the USS West Virginia. This log was compiled by W. Steward Higham, Dale's father in law.