# otd wwii

in 1944 USS Nashville (CL 43) hit by kamikaze in Pacific, killing 133 sailors. Ship was repaired at Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard () where a worker saved this damaged piece from floor of crew's washroom.

3 9

1944 USS West Virginia (BB 48) rejoins fleet. Last of 5 battleships repaired @ Puget Sound Navy Yard after Pearl Harbor attack . Her return marks end of salvage/repair of battleships damaged Dec 7 1941

1 3