Chronology of World War II
Friday, December 15
USS LST-472
Burning after the Attack
(80-G-294574)
USS LST-472
, left burning after being hit by Japanese suicide plane during operations off Mindoro, Philippines, December 15, 1944. USS
PCE-R 851
and USS
Hopewell
(DD-681) answer the call for help and assist in fighting the fire and picking-up survivors from the water.