
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD774) Memorial Web Page
The Champion Kamikaze Killer
Last Update, 07 September 2008
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Hadley was commissioned on 25
November 1944, decommissioned
15 December 1945 and was sold for scrap in 1947. It lived for only 385 days.
The story of this ship and it's men is unique in naval history in that it
applies
to all those men whose names and pictures appear in the following pages.
The Champion Kamikaze Killer
11 May 1945 0755 to 0935, at Radar Picket Station # 15, northwest of Okinawa.
All time Gunnery record of any ship in a surface engagement.
Fired 801
rounds 5"38 CAL,
8,950 rounds 40MM, & 5,990 rounds 20mm. Destroyed
20 aircraft and hit by three (3)
more
Kamikazes, one 500 pound bomb,
one smaller bomb.
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We are proud to open a
new VIDEO SECTION.
"The KAMIKAZE STORY"
It contains both Japanese and American WWII footage.
We recommend viewing all three parts.
A new addition - Doug Aitken's Kamikaze Report
Read it in our HISTORY Section. It tells a real story.
Just
added to our BIOS Section a new write-up on Harold Frost SF3/c
sent to us by his youngest son Brian. Harold left us 10 June 1983.
Received
notice from grandson of
Thomas
J, Whelan QM3/c, he
passed on 01/28/08 and is interned at Fort Smelling National Cemetery.
Using a little intelligence and adding two and two we have determined
Open
MEDALS SECTION. Go down to the last picture. It is replica of the
Certificate from the Governor of the State of Maryland, presented to the
crew of Hadley for recognition of their achievements on 11 May
1945.
See MISCELLANY Section for pictures of Frank & Stella Boffi, Doug,
&
Jeanne Aitken,
upgrade to pix of Art & Rose Lowery and others.
Reworked pix of Carmella and
Bob Eaton.
SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR TROOPS.
Those 20th century Kamikazes remain
with us today,
only with a new name. Continue to be
vigilant and be
aware that they can be anyplace.
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN!
As of 20 May
2008, 24,000 folk have visited this site.
It is
our
hope that we have supplied some
of the facts that can
give
you folks a
feeling of what it was like to sail on a World War II
Destroyer. We
continue to seek out any new information about
Hadley or
its shipmates. We wish you smooth sailing.
Now working on 25,000
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This page and all pages within www.usshadley.com, are copyright of Robert I. Eaton, 1996.
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