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Casualty Info
Home Town Wilkes-Barre, PA
Last Address 10 Park St Wilkes-Barre, PA
Casualty Date May 13, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Saint Mary's Cemetery - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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On 13 May, 1945, several enemy dive-bombers attacked the picket station off Okinawa and one completed a successful kamikaze attack on USS Bache (DD-470). The wing of the plane struck near number two stack, catapulting the plane down on the main deck amidships, with its bomb exploding about seven feet above the main deck. Forty-one of the crew were killed (16 missing in action) and 32 were injured. All steam and electrical power were lost. Fires were brought under control within 20 minutes and she was towed to Kerama Retto, Okinawa, for temporary repairs.
SK1 Alestek was killed in action. He was originally buried overseas. His remains were returned to the US in February 1949 for burial by his family.
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Service number: 6006240
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