Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, December 5


A Sinking LSM


A Sinking LSM
USS LSM-20 standing on her stern as she sinks from the kamikaze attack at Surigao Strait, December 5, 1944. Note that the crewman on the port side in the above photo has jumped and is under the water just a few feet from were he was standing, while the crewmen who was on the starboard side can be seen in the water. Note the helmet falling from the 40-mm gun director tub. USS LCI(G)-1017 is still off LSM-20's port side.