Chronology of World War II
Thursday, December 7
Ward
(APD-16) Burning in Ormoc Bay
USS
Ward
(APD-16) Burning in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands, after she was hit by a
kamikaze on December 7, 1944. USS
O'Brien
(DD-725) is fighting fires from alongside, as landing craft circle to rescue survivors. Photographed from USS
Crosby
(APD-17). (Official US Navy Photograph).