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Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his fighter plane into the American vessel.

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 ...

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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.

A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why. By AUDREY McAVOY and MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press, Updated April 11, 2025, 12:29 a.m.