Japanese &quot;Kamikaze&quot; aircraft burning after it was hit by gunfire while attempting to crash into USS Vicksburg (CL-86) off Okinawa, 14 May 1945. Photographed from Vicksburg's forward superstructure, with the ship's foremast yardarm in the foreground. Note weather reporting instrument on the yardarm, and the antenna for an SK-1 air search radar partially visible at right. 

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Kamikaze

Descriptive Narrative: Paper cut-out in the shape of a paulownia leaf, printed in gold, black and green. Background printed on each side is a photographic reproduction of a leaf in gold and black. In the center is a black rectangle with green border around Japanese characters. Inscription: inscription in Japanese Notes: Loose translation of Japanese text: &quot;Leaves of paulownia tree will drop--an ill omen--Japanese military government will be destroyed. Sorrow and sadness forever. Before spring comes, American bombs will fall like leaves, bringing in much sadness and unhappiness.&quot;These leaflets were dropped over Japanese-occupied Kiska and Attu during the Aleutian Campaign of World War II by Patrol Squadron VP45 USN. Dimensions: H: 6.25 in, W: 5 in 

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USN made leaflet

A breeches buoy is put into service to transfer from a U.S. destroyer to a cruiser survivors of a ship, November 14, 1942 which had been sunk in naval action against the Japanese off the Santa Cruz Islands in the South pacific on October 26. The American Navy turned back the Japanese in the battle but lost an aircraft carrier and a destroyer. 