11 April, 2022
Charlie Hill, a Hopkinton sailor from WW II was on the USS Kidd (DD-661) during the Battle of Okinawa when she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze (11 April 1945). There were many casualties, but not Mr. Hill. He lived to tell us the story.
www.hcam.tv/series/veterans/Navy/Slide50.JPG
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/metrowestdailynews/name/charles-hill-obitu… (family at 4 Pleasant Street)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kidd_(DD-661)
https://hpkmam.wixsite.com/hopvetsonokinawa/charles-l-hill
youtube.com/watch?v=2FuvXLwyLYE 23 mins. Ship Stories
youtube.com/watch?v=55YaONbA3FI 13 mins. Naval Legends
