U.S. Navy captain ordered military funeral for kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. April 14, 2025 at 07:10 JST ...

Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound (250-kilogram) bombs.

The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that the ...