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USS Little DD 803

A World War II United States Navy Fletcher Class Destroyer – Sunk by kamikaze aircraft off the coast of Okinawa on 3 May 1945

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Oliver Wendell Pinson Memorial Highway

Oliver Wendell Pinson

On Friday, July 11, 2014, a stretch of Highway 364 in Prentiss County, Mississippi was dedicated as the “Oliver Wendell Pinson Memorial Highway.”

Read more at:

http://djournal.com/news/prentiss-county-highway-dedication-honors-wwii-seaman/

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/07/13/mdot-dedicates-highway-world-war-ii-soldier/12605147/

http://www.wtva.com/news/national/story/Highway-dedicated-in-memory-of-Prentiss-Co-mans/kfPUovnFmEa2xQdUw2TVDg.cspx

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3 May 1945 Crew

320 Enlisted
19 Officers

Living: 1

Deceased: 259

Killed In Action: 31

Unknown: 48

Total Crew: 339

 


 

Crew Prior 3 May 1945

 

Living: 0

Deceased: 11

Unknown: 23

Total Crew: 34


Unverified Crew: 6

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