![Special attack pilot Lieutenant Yoshinori Yamaguchi's Yokosuka D4Y3 Model 33 diving at carrier Essex, at 1256 on 25 Nov 1944, photo 3 of 3 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/558a3dc4027c2.jpg)
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| Caption | Special attack pilot Lieutenant Yoshinori Yamaguchi's Yokosuka D4Y3 Model 33 diving at carrier Essex, at 1256 on 25 Nov 1944, photo 3 of 3 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||||||||
| Date | 25 Nov 1944 | |||||||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 25 Nov 1944 | |||||||||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||
| Photo Size | 2,141 x 2,133 pixels | |||||||||||||||
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"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
18 Feb 2025 12:41:34 AM
This picture is Iconic.
Brings back a lot of memories.
During the War in the Pacific, my father, William T. Mayes was a S1C serving aboard the USS Essex. He was 19.
I grew up with stories about his service and the time he spent aboard the USS Essex. He would always share about the Kamikaze attack that day Nov. 25, 1944
It was during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
I’ve scene footage taken from another ship close by … but not this picture.
Lt. Yoshinoro Yamaguchi was the the pilot that day, flying a “Judy” fully fueled.
My father was in the conning tower when it slammed into the Essex.
40 Years later in 1984, just before he died when I was 17, my father gave me a momento, it was a piece of the wing of that very Judy (2’x2’) green metal
with a slice the Rising Sun emblem. It was framed in the wood from the flight deck that it destroyed.
I did not realize it back then, but he gave me a piece of history. A museum piece you might say.
Serving aboard the USS Essex was the highlight of my father’s young career.
Thanks Dad.
Regards,
Charles Mayes
561-215-8109