Kanichi Horimoto, April 1945. Kamikaze pilot who hit the destroyer USS Ingraham (DD694) on May 4, 1945. His letter home: I hope that all you are fine. I’m very well here, just waiting for a final order to give us soon. It’s in an hour, and now at 04:50 (on May 4) and the airfield is dim yet. The ground staff was checking the enigines and bodies carefully. Our time is coming in just an hour. Here is only our pledge to attack and sink. All the other nervous faces even look smiling.
