Title: Nippon News Network broadcast July 1, 2001: Discovery and underwater footage of USS Emmons

Identifier: 0887-s3-b1-ff   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/94092)

Description: Video recording of the discovery of the USS Emmons (DD-457/DMS-22). Included in the recording are interviews including those of American survivors and the family of a Japanese kamikaze pilot. The Emmons was an American Destroyer which particpated in fighting in the Pacific Theatre during World War 2. It sank on 6 April 1945, after being badly damaged by Japanese kamikaze attacks in the Battle of Okinawa. It's final resting place was rediscovered February 21, 2001 off Okinawa's Kouri Island. Creator: Nippon News Network - 2001-07-01