Mr. Shafer returned to his hometown of Los Angeles after the war and worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the Timken Roller Bearing Co. He now lives in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

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The Kamikaze Strike

By Robert Shafer
April 2008
On 13 December 1944, the Nashville's battle began after a suicide-plane attack, as the cruiser's Sailors struggled amid exploding ammunition to fight fires and save wounded crewmates lives.