This report documents Japanese aerial attacks on merchant ships serving not only as cargo vessels, but often also as Army troop transports in the Leyte Gulf, Phillippine Islands. This attack on the SS Alexander Majors is not specifically identified in the report as, but likely was accomplished by, a “suicide plane” – or Kamikaze.
Statements by Survivors of Enemy Attack on (SS Alexander Majors by Japanese plane, Leyte Gulf, Phillippine Islands)
- 2/1/1945
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments.
National Archives Identifier: 296791
Full Citation: Serial 0145: Enclosure A: Summary of Statements by Survivors of Enemy Attack on (SS Alexander Majors by Japanese plane, Leyte Gulf, Phillippine Islands); 2/1/1945; Action Reports of Enemy Attacks on Merchant Vessels; General Correspondence, 1919 – 1956; Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181; National Archives at San Francisco, San Bruno, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/ss-alexander-majors/, April 4, 2026]
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