USS Missouri ceremony remembers kamikaze attack during Battle of Okinawa

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A solemn anniversary and milestone will be observed this week on board the Battleship USS Missouri.Eighty years ago, on April 11, 1945, the USS Missouri was involved with the Battle of Okinawa when kamikaze pilot Setsuo Ishino slammed his plane into the Mighty Mo’s side.The Mighty Mo was part of the Pacific Fleet as the forces of Japan deployed kamikazes to sea when she was hit.Ishino’s plane was destroyed upon impact. The young pilot was killed instantly, his body ejected from the plane, landing on board the Missouri.“Most of the plane just went into the water, the