Burial at Sea on the USS Intrepid, November 1944

Burial at sea for the officers and men of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) who lost their lives when the carrier was hit by Japanese kamikaze aircraft during operations in the Philippines.

On November 26, 1944, the surviving members of Intrepid’s crew gathered to pay their respects as 69 men, killed by kamikaze attacks the day before, were buried at sea. Air Group 18’s historian wrote, “The marines fired a salute, and everyone jumped as the guns went off.”