Trevor Arendall Posted December 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2020 Hello all, I would like to share a rather interesting item in my collection. This is a death card to James Xavier Mochak. He was a sailor on board the USS Whitehurst and was killed when a "Val" dive-bomber crashed into the ship's forward superstructure on the port side of the pilot house on April 12, 1945 while on patrol off Okinawa. The "Val" actually continued through the ship and blew up an estimated 50 feet off the bow. Out of the 213 crew of the USS Whitehurst, 42 died in the attack. The image on the death card is an actual photograph of the sailor. I have included the Report of changes for the USS Whitehurst that lists Mochak as KIA and a picture of the destroyer escort. Please feel free to comment below! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelmetguyCT Posted December 23, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2020 Very nice. I have only three or four cards like such. They aren’t easy to come by. Great piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Arendall Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted December 23, 2020 Just now, HelmetguyCT said: Very nice. I have only three or four cards like such. They aren’t easy to come by. Great piece. Thank you! Are your cards army, navy or marine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelmetguyCT Posted December 23, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 23, 2020 I have one airborne guy, two air corps, infantry, and a few post-war church services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Arendall Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted December 23, 2020 5 hours ago, HelmetguyCT said: I have one airborne guy, two air corps, infantry, and a few post-war church services All too cool! Thank you for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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