Chronology of World War II
Friday, May 11th
Bunker Hill
Hit by
Kamikazes
The US Navy aircraft carrier
Bunker Hill
(CV-17) on fire after being hit by two
Kamikazes
on May 11, 1945. The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Charles S. Sperry
(DD-697) is alongside fighting fires, barely visible are the superstructure and funnels of the Cleveland-class light cruiser
Wilkes-Barre
(CL-103) behind
Bunker Hill
.