U.S.S. KIDD unveils new exhibit to commemorate kamikaze attack 80 years ago
11-04-2025 20:53 via wbrz.com

U.S.S. KIDD unveils new exhibit to commemorate kamikaze attack 80 years ago

BATON ROUGE - The U.S.S. Kidd Museum unveiled a special exhibit that dives deeper into the kamikaze attack on the ship that happened on April 11, 1945.“I think it is important to remember because this reflects a tiny piece of America; everyone from all walks of life was on that ship. So, I think it is very important to make sure we keep their memory alive through their sacrifice, as it wasn't in vain,” said Elijah Otto, the curator at the U.S.S. Kidd.Eighty years ago, a Japa
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