Corpus Christi in Nueces County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Rising Sun

USS Lexington (The Blue Ghost)

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 13, 1998

1. Rising Sun Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

On the aft side of the island you see a Japanese Rising Sun flag with a black border. This flag indicates the exact location where in November 1944 a Japanese Kamikaze plane (code name Zeke) crashed into USS Lexington, killing 50 of her crew.
His mission was a success.

Please visit our “Above and Beyond” exhibit on the 2nd deck to experience the incredible destructive power of the Kamikaze.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 27° 48.905′ N, 97° 23.339′ W. Marker is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County. Memorial is on Shoreline Blvd. The marker is on the deck of the USS Lexington. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2914 Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi TX 78402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kamikaze (here, next to this marker); USS Lexington CV-16 (a few steps from this marker); Nueces County (approx. half a mile away); 1919 Storm (approx. half a mile away); Corpus Christi Longshoremen's Unions

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Julius Lichtenstein House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sidbury House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Simon Gugenheim House (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corpus Christi.

Walkway to the USS Lexington image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 13, 1998

2. Walkway to the USS Lexington

Welcome to the USS Lexington image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 13, 1998

3. Welcome to the USS Lexington

Tarawa to Tokyo image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 13, 1998

4. Tarawa to Tokyo

USS Lexington score image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 13, 1998

5. USS Lexington score

USS Lexington Museum on the Bay image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 13, 1998

6. USS Lexington Museum on the Bay

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 29, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.