USS Yarnall (DD-541)
Videos
USS Yarnall, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant John Yarnall.
USS Yarnall underway in 1944
Yarnall damaged after a collision on 4 March 1945
Bon Homme Richard and Yarnall refueling off Korea 1951
Yarnall underway in 1951
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Videos
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major naval battle of World War II on 19–20 June 1944 that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place
USS Yarnall (DD-541)
…to screen the fast carriers. Yarnall joined TG 58.7, Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee's hastily composed battle line, in preparation for what would be the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Her first antiaircraft combat was at 05:15 on 19 June when a Mitsubishi A6M "Zeke" tried to bomb Stockham (DD-683) and then began a strafing run on…
The carrier Zuikaku (center) and two destroyers under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft, 20 June 1944
F6F-3 landing aboard Lexington, flagship of Task Force 58
Fighter aircraft contrails mark the sky over Task Force 58, 19 June 1944
Yokosuka D4Y1 Suisei Model 11 "Judy" dive-bomber of the 652nd Kōkūtai (Air Group) taking off from the aircraft carrier Jun'yō during the Battle of Philippine Sea (19 June 1944). This aircraft was part of Jun'yō's second wave that was launched at 10:30 am on 19 June 1944, which consisted of 9 D4Y1s escorted by 6 A6M5s.