As far as I know, the movie footage of the burial was later returned to the pilots family after the war. The captain told his crew that the Japanese pilot did his duty as a soldier, so he should be given a respectable military burial. That was one class act by the captain for what he did.
Yes. My Dad was on the USS Missouri then. One of a hundred Marines on board. He was on the ship from its shake down cruise until after the war. He was pictured in the surrender ceremony. Also, had a fairly large piece of the wing of the plane and a piece of the windshield. Interesting twist of fate. My Dad ended up returning to Japan in 1965 as a scientific representative to 14 countries. A nuclear physicist. Ran in to a ship mate who recognized him walking down the street. They hadn’t seen each other since they disbursed after the war.
There was only one soldier on board that was against the honor of the burial at sea … he was put in the brig … the Capt even went to talk to him and try to get him to see reason … the guy was dug in. He was offloaded to a mailboat and there was a trial later.
My ex-gfs grandfather is William Callaghan and I had the honor of talking with him about his stories including this one. He said he couldn't blame the pilot, he did what his country asked of him and he respected that more than his constitutes realized. Captain William said if his president asked him to drive his ship into the heart of the bay of Japan and fight to the death, he wouldn't question the order. Amazing ordeal.
My father was on board when this incident occurred and also when the peace treaty was signed. He was one of those firing the big guns at the kamikaze. My family has a small knife he made from a piece of the plane. He was so proud of serving on the Missouri!
Christine Donahoe Thank you and your father for his service and courage! My great grandfather served on the Missouri also. I had the honor of visiting it just a few weeks ago. Truly an amazing site
As a Missourian my self, I’d gladly salute him, I am a Marine who is new to the corps I’ve only been in for 1 year and I’m a lance corporal, thank him, and if he has passed, just know he is looking out for America’s freedom /o
USS Louisville CA 28: FYI from Wikipedia: My dad was on her from 1943-46 and passed at age 92 in 2017: USS Louisville transported and delivered Admiral Halsey staff of about 150 men to USS Missouri prior to surrender of WW2. By the new year, 1945, Louisville was headed towards Lingayen Gulf. While en route on 5-6 January, two kamikazes headed for and scored on her.[6] The first Kamikaze on January 5, 1945 hit the No. 2 main battery 8 inch 55 caliber gun knocking it completely out of commission killing one man with 17 injured/burned including Captain Rex LeGrande Hicks. The second Kamikaze on January 6, 1945 hit the starboard side signal bridge. Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler, commander of Cruiser Division 4 (CruDiv 4) was fatally injured helping the sailors man handle the fire hoses to put out the massive flames during the latter attack, and died of his wounds the following day. Rear Admiral William P. McCarty (then Commander) took control of Louisville and managed recovery efforts in fighting fires and restoration of equipment, for which he was awarded the Silver Star.[8] Also killed was Admiral's Orderly Walter Joseph Siegel,[9] who was standing by the Admiral at the time. Siegel was the only Marine killed; however, 41 Navy men were also killed and 125 or more men were wounded.[citation needed] Bridge knocked out of commission at the time forced switch of control to Batt no. 2 by second smoke stack. Despite extensive damage, the cruiser shelled the beaches and shot down several enemy planes before withdrawing on January 9, 1945 and proceeding to Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs. God Bless our servicemen and women - past and present!
My mom told me she clearly watched from her yard the plane flying into the Missouri. In 2015 we toured the Missouri at Pearl when relatives from Okinawa visited, my mom was covered in goosebumps. She even told the tour guide what she saw, and the tour guide was amazed how accurate her description was.
Visited the Missouri this past Tuesday it is an amazing ship you can still see the dent on the ship as well as the spot they buried the pilot at sea. It was explained to me in the tour that the captain of the Missouri’s brother was killed during the war and not given a proper burial and that didn’t sit well with him, he said once the enemy is dead he is no longer your enemy just a fellow soldier/sailor who was doing his duty just as any of us would have done.
The Japanese soldier served his country. Better than we served our citizens of Japanese decent. The captain served mankind, showing grace during times of war. We need more men like Captain Callaghan, especially today.
My Grandfather was there working damage control he was one of the first to get to the wreckage of the plane. I have a picture of him standing on the wing.
When you tour the Missouri at Pearl Harbor you can see the dent left on the starboard side aft from the impact. It's not pointed out anywhere in the tour of the ship but it is visible
We toured Pearl Harbor in 2016 and visited the Missouri. I actually read up on some of the history of the Missouri before the visit. Fortunately, a tour guy pointed out the dent and showed us where the plane ended up. It really makes you think about what these men on the ship must have gone thru.
I went on the Missouri and looked at the top and stood where they threw the 19 year old kamikaze pilots body of the deck and saluted. Those 16 inch guns are huge btw
Probably was low on fuel and ammo, which is why there isn’t much damage. If it had a decent chunk of ammo or fuel left there would be a bigger dent or a hole
That was the difference between US and THEM. Americans cherished the value of an individual's life. The Japanese cared for nothing but their emperor. He was their god. So glad they are now our friends. Every WW 2 vet I meet, I always tell them thank-you for your sacrifice.
wow, given the nature of the japanese soldier at the time, and the conditions in this theater of war, i find this incredibly hard to believe, it does look like a japanese flag there though. WTF, how did they even recover the body when he was flying a bomb?!
They usually have ran out of bombs and torpedoes by this point. Even the radar controlled AAAs were big. When he crashed into the Missouri the plane may have not exploded and got hung up on the guns. Usually Japanese airmen all carried flags.
@@eligebrown8998 late AF here but I recently saw a video on this and wanted to learn more, apparently the crew stitched a Japanese flag overnight since well, all they had were American. Also the body, while not in one piece, landed on the deck.
They stitched a handmade flag the night before the funeral. The Japanese WW2 flag was the "rising Sun" type so it looks similar to the US one all ruffled like in the photo.
@@rustyrussell2537 god damned do you fucking fools not realize almost all pilots carry their countries flags? The Japanese were no exception, they all had them why do you think the us spider took them as trophies in mass? They weren’t hard to come across..
StewPidaso No, they did it to honor the Japanese pilot's sacrifice. He just did what his country asked of him, as any other soldier (American or not), would have done. Fight to the death for his country. As for the scratch, no. The Missouri's armor was incredibly thick and powerful. They call it "Mighty Mo" for a reason! It would take more than one plane to do more damage than just a dent!
My grandfather was on that crew; in the photos of the plane before impact he is the sailor with left hand resting on the top of the center mount. He told me that at the time most of the ships crew were not happy with the order to hold a full honors burial at sea, but as the years passed he and they understood more that the decision was the right one. An officer fell, doing his duty for his nation, in an honorable way. This act was also well respected by the Japanese when the MO was selected as the site for the Surrender Ceremony, and by the locals during the early days of the occupation.
the japanese imperial soldier was fanatical, brave, and honorable only to his comrades, but terrible and brutal to his enemies the american G.I is well equipped, brave and honorable to all contenders on the battlefield, until they mutilated POWs. then shit got serious.
As far as I know, the movie footage of the burial was later returned to the pilots family after the war. The captain told his crew that the Japanese pilot did his duty as a soldier, so he should be given a respectable military burial. That was one class act by the captain for what he did.
Capt. William M. Callaghan. Legend
Yes. My Dad was on the USS Missouri then. One of a hundred Marines on board. He was on the ship from its shake down cruise until after the war. He was pictured in the surrender ceremony. Also, had a fairly large piece of the wing of the plane and a piece of the windshield. Interesting twist of fate. My Dad ended up returning to Japan in 1965 as a scientific representative to 14 countries. A nuclear physicist. Ran in to a ship mate who recognized him walking down the street. They hadn’t seen each other since they disbursed after the war.
There was only one soldier on board that was against the honor of the burial at sea … he was put in the brig … the Capt even went to talk to him and try to get him to see reason … the guy was dug in. He was offloaded to a mailboat and there was a trial later.
@@Rocky-wc4hl Yes. My Dad saw him a few times in later years. He was quite old.
My ex-gfs grandfather is William Callaghan and I had the honor of talking with him about his stories including this one. He said he couldn't blame the pilot, he did what his country asked of him and he respected that more than his constitutes realized. Captain William said if his president asked him to drive his ship into the heart of the bay of Japan and fight to the death, he wouldn't question the order. Amazing ordeal.
Jackson Rommel Both sides had amazing brave men. No doubt the war just brings pain and death. Amazing story
My father was on board when this incident occurred and also when the peace treaty was signed. He was one of those firing the big guns at the kamikaze. My family has a small knife he made from a piece of the plane. He was so proud of serving on the Missouri!
Christine Donahoe Thank you and your father for his service and courage! My great grandfather served on the Missouri also. I had the honor of visiting it just a few weeks ago. Truly an amazing site
As a Missourian my self, I’d gladly salute him, I am a Marine who is new to the corps I’ve only been in for 1 year and I’m a lance corporal, thank him, and if he has passed, just know he is looking out for America’s freedom /o
do you still have that knife?
I visited there recently and got to see the damage and look at that amazing beautiful ship.
This shows humanity, two countries at war and he gets a full sea burial
この様な映像は有り難いです…我々のじいさんがいかに勇敢に誇りを遺したか…米の兵隊さんが石野さんの亡骸を丁重に埋葬してくれたか…映像は何世紀も遺して欲しいです…有り難う御座います。
USS Louisville CA 28: FYI from Wikipedia: My dad was on her from 1943-46 and passed at age 92 in 2017:
USS Louisville transported and delivered Admiral Halsey staff of about 150 men to USS Missouri prior to surrender of WW2.
By the new year, 1945, Louisville was headed towards Lingayen Gulf. While en route on 5-6 January, two kamikazes headed for and scored on her.[6] The first Kamikaze on January 5, 1945 hit the No. 2 main battery 8 inch 55 caliber gun knocking it completely out of commission killing one man with 17 injured/burned including Captain Rex LeGrande Hicks. The second Kamikaze on January 6, 1945 hit the starboard side signal bridge. Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler, commander of Cruiser Division 4 (CruDiv 4) was fatally injured helping the sailors man handle the fire hoses to put out the massive flames during the latter attack, and died of his wounds the following day. Rear Admiral William P. McCarty (then Commander) took control of Louisville and managed recovery efforts in fighting fires and restoration of equipment, for which he was awarded the Silver Star.[8] Also killed was Admiral's Orderly Walter Joseph Siegel,[9] who was standing by the Admiral at the time. Siegel was the only Marine killed; however, 41 Navy men were also killed and 125 or more men were wounded.[citation needed] Bridge knocked out of commission at the time forced switch of control to Batt no. 2 by second smoke stack. Despite extensive damage, the cruiser shelled the beaches and shot down several enemy planes before withdrawing on January 9, 1945 and proceeding to Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs. God Bless our servicemen and women - past and present!
Salute to American and Japanese soldiers who fought bravely.
God bless all the Sailors and Airmen of the US Navy and Royal Navy, who made the ultimate sacrifice.
If you do the boat tour at Pearl, they will point out the "dent" from the plane, which is still there (relatively small dent)
有難うございました。Thank you very much indeed.
My mom told me she clearly watched from her yard the plane flying into the Missouri. In 2015 we toured the Missouri at Pearl when relatives from Okinawa visited, my mom was covered in goosebumps. She even told the tour guide what she saw, and the tour guide was amazed how accurate her description was.
Visited the Missouri this past Tuesday it is an amazing ship you can still see the dent on the ship as well as the spot they buried the pilot at sea. It was explained to me in the tour that the captain of the Missouri’s brother was killed during the war and not given a proper burial and that didn’t sit well with him, he said once the enemy is dead he is no longer your enemy just a fellow soldier/sailor who was doing his duty just as any of us would have done.
The Japanese soldier served his country. Better than we served our citizens of Japanese decent. The captain served mankind, showing grace during times of war. We need more men like Captain Callaghan, especially today.
My Grandfather was there working damage control he was one of the first to get to the wreckage of the plane. I have a picture of him standing on the wing.
According to the exhibit on the Missouri you have the wrong photographer of the incoming Zero. He was Harold Ignatius Campbell from Baltimore
When you tour the Missouri at Pearl Harbor you can see the dent left on the starboard side aft from the impact. It's not pointed out anywhere in the tour of the ship but it is visible
We toured Pearl Harbor in 2016 and visited the Missouri. I actually read up on some of the history of the Missouri before the visit. Fortunately, a tour guy pointed out the dent and showed us where the plane ended up. It really makes you think about what these men on the ship must have gone thru.
Where are the gun barrels in the 5" mount?
My grandfather was on this ship in Korea, he was the guy who fired the main gun, he had bad hearing after that😂
I went on the Missouri and I saw the markings of where the kamikaze hit
I went on the Missouri and looked at the top and stood where they threw the 19 year old kamikaze pilots body of the deck and saluted. Those 16 inch guns are huge btw
Not quite as large of those of the Yamato and Mushasi.
They didn’t just throw him off the deck. He was given a burial at sea with a 21 gun salute.
Rob Tooyi For real😂 my grandpa would’ve been firing those guns during the Korean War. The ship sure has stood the test of time
Probably was low on fuel and ammo, which is why there isn’t much damage. If it had a decent chunk of ammo or fuel left there would be a bigger dent or a hole
That was the difference between US and THEM. Americans cherished the value of an individual's life. The Japanese cared for nothing but their emperor. He was their god. So glad they are now our friends. Every WW 2 vet I meet, I always tell them thank-you for your sacrifice.
I pray for the repose of all the war victims.
The very meaning of Honor.
Thats truly a class act right there.
wow, given the nature of the japanese soldier at the time, and the conditions in this theater of war, i find this incredibly hard to believe, it does look like a japanese flag there though. WTF, how did they even recover the body when he was flying a bomb?!
They usually have ran out of bombs and torpedoes by this point. Even the radar controlled AAAs were big. When he crashed into the Missouri the plane may have not exploded and got hung up on the guns. Usually Japanese airmen all carried flags.
@@eligebrown8998 late AF here but I recently saw a video on this and wanted to learn more, apparently the crew stitched a Japanese flag overnight since well, all they had were American. Also the body, while not in one piece, landed on the deck.
@Lrd Jdog lol, yup, I'm usually late to the party also thanks to UA-cam algorithms.
Scratched some of the paint slightly.
I hope the Japanese were told that their pilot was given an honourable burial by the men he tried to kill!
Someone said they found an article saying after the war they found the pilots family and gave them a copy of the video.
i sleep on the uss Missouri
wtf lol
If that pic is the correct pic of the burial at sea, why is he draped in an American flag.
I smell something fishy
They stitched a handmade flag the night before the funeral. The Japanese WW2 flag was the "rising Sun" type so it looks similar to the US one all ruffled like in the photo.
And even if it was a U.S flag, why would a American battleship have a Japanese flag on board?
They never said they used a Japanese flag. Most Japanese pilots carried flags with them. Not sure on the size though.
@@rustyrussell2537 god damned do you fucking fools not realize almost all pilots carry their countries flags? The Japanese were no exception, they all had them why do you think the us spider took them as trophies in mass? They weren’t hard to come across..
Tis' but a scratch!
Wait so why did the Americans pay respects to someone that tried to kill them? Did he purposely just scratch the ship?
StewPidaso No, they did it to honor the Japanese pilot's sacrifice. He just did what his country asked of him, as any other soldier (American or not), would have done. Fight to the death for his country.
As for the scratch, no. The Missouri's armor was incredibly thick and powerful. They call it "Mighty Mo" for a reason! It would take more than one plane to do more damage than just a dent!
The Iowa-class had incredible armor, it could definitely take more kamikaze crashes even today.
My grandfather was on that crew; in the photos of the plane before impact he is the sailor with left hand resting on the top of the center mount. He told me that at the time most of the ships crew were not happy with the order to hold a full honors burial at sea, but as the years passed he and they understood more that the decision was the right one. An officer fell, doing his duty for his nation, in an honorable way. This act was also well respected by the Japanese when the MO was selected as the site for the Surrender Ceremony, and by the locals during the early days of the occupation.
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the japanese imperial soldier was fanatical, brave, and honorable only to his comrades, but terrible and brutal to his enemies
the american G.I is well equipped, brave and honorable to all contenders on the battlefield, until they mutilated POWs. then shit got serious.
Yea don’t fucking touch our boys and we won’t toss Geneva out the window