Memorial Site Here
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 4 April 1936 and commissioned at the Naval Station Norfolk (NS Norfolk), Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937.
Battle of the Coral Sea.
On May 8, 1942 in the morning a search plane spotted Admiral Takagi's carrier striking force - including Zuikaku and Shōkaku. Yorktown planes scored two bomb hits on Shōkaku, damaging her flight deck and preventing her from launching aircraft; in addition, the bombs set off explosions in gasoline storage tanks and destroyed an engine repair workshop. Lexington's Dauntlesses added another hit. Between the two American air groups, the hits killed 108 Japanese sailors and wounded 40 more. While the American planes were attacking, Yorktown and Lexington - alerted by an intercepted message which indicated that the Japanese knew of their whereabouts - were preparing to fight off a retaliatory strike. Sure enough, shortly after 1100, that attack came. American CAP Wildcats downed 17 planes, though some managed to slip through the defenses. B5N Kates launched torpedoes from both sides of Lexington's bows. Two torpedoes hit on the port side. D3A Val dive bombers added three bomb hits. Lexington developed a list, with three partially-flooded engineering spaces. Several fires raged below decks, and the carrier's elevators were put out of commission. Meanwhile Yorktown was attacked by B5N Kate torpedo bombers but skillfully maneuvered by Captain Elliott Buckmaster . Afterwards, attacked by D3A Val dive bombers a hit by an aerial bomb that penetrated the flight deck and exploded below decks, killing or seriously injuring 66 men. Yorktown's damage control parties brought the fires under control, and, despite the damage was able to continue flight operations. The air battle itself ended shortly before noon on May 8, 1942.
Lemuel Crowe was killed in action on 8 May 1942, buried at sea the following day 9 May 1942.
S/O Claudia (Milton) & Lemuel Zebulon Crowe, Sr
Service # 2688693
Rank Fireman Second Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
Status Buried At Sea
CROWE, Lemel, Yorktown CV-5, May 8, 1942 (nm)
CROWE, Lemuel Zebulon, Fireman Second Class, 2688693, USN, from Georgia, May-42, Manila American Cemetery
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 4 April 1936 and commissioned at the Naval Station Norfolk (NS Norfolk), Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937.
Battle of the Coral Sea.
On May 8, 1942 in the morning a search plane spotted Admiral Takagi's carrier striking force - including Zuikaku and Shōkaku. Yorktown planes scored two bomb hits on Shōkaku, damaging her flight deck and preventing her from launching aircraft; in addition, the bombs set off explosions in gasoline storage tanks and destroyed an engine repair workshop. Lexington's Dauntlesses added another hit. Between the two American air groups, the hits killed 108 Japanese sailors and wounded 40 more. While the American planes were attacking, Yorktown and Lexington - alerted by an intercepted message which indicated that the Japanese knew of their whereabouts - were preparing to fight off a retaliatory strike. Sure enough, shortly after 1100, that attack came. American CAP Wildcats downed 17 planes, though some managed to slip through the defenses. B5N Kates launched torpedoes from both sides of Lexington's bows. Two torpedoes hit on the port side. D3A Val dive bombers added three bomb hits. Lexington developed a list, with three partially-flooded engineering spaces. Several fires raged below decks, and the carrier's elevators were put out of commission. Meanwhile Yorktown was attacked by B5N Kate torpedo bombers but skillfully maneuvered by Captain Elliott Buckmaster . Afterwards, attacked by D3A Val dive bombers a hit by an aerial bomb that penetrated the flight deck and exploded below decks, killing or seriously injuring 66 men. Yorktown's damage control parties brought the fires under control, and, despite the damage was able to continue flight operations. The air battle itself ended shortly before noon on May 8, 1942.
Lemuel Crowe was killed in action on 8 May 1942, buried at sea the following day 9 May 1942.
S/O Claudia (Milton) & Lemuel Zebulon Crowe, Sr
Service # 2688693
Rank Fireman Second Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
Status Buried At Sea
CROWE, Lemel, Yorktown CV-5, May 8, 1942 (nm)
CROWE, Lemuel Zebulon, Fireman Second Class, 2688693, USN, from Georgia, May-42, Manila American Cemetery
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Memorial Site Here
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 4 April 1936 and commissioned at the Naval Station Norfolk (NS Norfolk), Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937.
Battle of the Coral Sea.
On May 8, 1942 in the morning a search plane spotted Admiral Takagi's carrier striking force - including Zuikaku and Shōkaku. Yorktown planes scored two bomb hits on Shōkaku, damaging her flight deck and preventing her from launching aircraft; in addition, the bombs set off explosions in gasoline storage tanks and destroyed an engine repair workshop. Lexington's Dauntlesses added another hit. Between the two American air groups, the hits killed 108 Japanese sailors and wounded 40 more. While the American planes were attacking, Yorktown and Lexington - alerted by an intercepted message which indicated that the Japanese knew of their whereabouts - were preparing to fight off a retaliatory strike. Sure enough, shortly after 1100, that attack came. American CAP Wildcats downed 17 planes, though some managed to slip through the defenses. B5N Kates launched torpedoes from both sides of Lexington's bows. Two torpedoes hit on the port side. D3A Val dive bombers added three bomb hits. Lexington developed a list, with three partially-flooded engineering spaces. Several fires raged below decks, and the carrier's elevators were put out of commission. Meanwhile Yorktown was attacked by B5N Kate torpedo bombers but skillfully maneuvered by Captain Elliott Buckmaster . Afterwards, attacked by D3A Val dive bombers a hit by an aerial bomb that penetrated the flight deck and exploded below decks, killing or seriously injuring 66 men. Yorktown's damage control parties brought the fires under control, and, despite the damage was able to continue flight operations. The air battle itself ended shortly before noon on May 8, 1942.
Lemuel Crowe was killed in action on 8 May 1942, buried at sea the following day 9 May 1942.
S/O Claudia (Milton) & Lemuel Zebulon Crowe, Sr
Service # 2688693
Rank Fireman Second Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
Status Buried At Sea
CROWE, Lemel, Yorktown CV-5, May 8, 1942 (nm)
CROWE, Lemuel Zebulon, Fireman Second Class, 2688693, USN, from Georgia, May-42, Manila American Cemetery
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 4 April 1936 and commissioned at the Naval Station Norfolk (NS Norfolk), Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937.
Battle of the Coral Sea.
On May 8, 1942 in the morning a search plane spotted Admiral Takagi's carrier striking force - including Zuikaku and Shōkaku. Yorktown planes scored two bomb hits on Shōkaku, damaging her flight deck and preventing her from launching aircraft; in addition, the bombs set off explosions in gasoline storage tanks and destroyed an engine repair workshop. Lexington's Dauntlesses added another hit. Between the two American air groups, the hits killed 108 Japanese sailors and wounded 40 more. While the American planes were attacking, Yorktown and Lexington - alerted by an intercepted message which indicated that the Japanese knew of their whereabouts - were preparing to fight off a retaliatory strike. Sure enough, shortly after 1100, that attack came. American CAP Wildcats downed 17 planes, though some managed to slip through the defenses. B5N Kates launched torpedoes from both sides of Lexington's bows. Two torpedoes hit on the port side. D3A Val dive bombers added three bomb hits. Lexington developed a list, with three partially-flooded engineering spaces. Several fires raged below decks, and the carrier's elevators were put out of commission. Meanwhile Yorktown was attacked by B5N Kate torpedo bombers but skillfully maneuvered by Captain Elliott Buckmaster . Afterwards, attacked by D3A Val dive bombers a hit by an aerial bomb that penetrated the flight deck and exploded below decks, killing or seriously injuring 66 men. Yorktown's damage control parties brought the fires under control, and, despite the damage was able to continue flight operations. The air battle itself ended shortly before noon on May 8, 1942.
Lemuel Crowe was killed in action on 8 May 1942, buried at sea the following day 9 May 1942.
S/O Claudia (Milton) & Lemuel Zebulon Crowe, Sr
Service # 2688693
Rank Fireman Second Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
Status Buried At Sea
CROWE, Lemel, Yorktown CV-5, May 8, 1942 (nm)
CROWE, Lemuel Zebulon, Fireman Second Class, 2688693, USN, from Georgia, May-42, Manila American Cemetery
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
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