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Today in World War II History—21 May 1944

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
Sailors fighting fires on USS LST-480 resulting from explosion of LST-353 the previous day, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 22 May 1944 (US National Archives)

Sailors fighting fires on USS LST-480 resulting from explosion of LST-353 the previous day, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 22 May 1944 (US National Archives)

75 Years Ago—21 May 1944: US Eighth and Ninth Air Forces conduct first “Chattanooga” strafing mission against Nazi railroad targets.

At Pearl Harbor, ammunition explosion on landing craft USS LST-353 kills 163, destroys 8 other ships.

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