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During the afternoon of April 6, 1945
Rooks' patrol area off Okinawa was subjected to an enemy air attack by
at least 110 planes and, her gun crews splashed one kamikaze aircraft and
assisted in downing five others. Rooks was called upon to assist and
escort
Hyman
(DD-732) which had been badly damaged by a Japanese suicide plane.
Arriving on the scene, Rooks found Hyman again under attack.
After two attacking aircraft, Rooks escorted Hyman into the
Hagushi anchorage and sent a medical officer and pharmacist's mates aboard
to aid the wounded.
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