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. 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. Memorial is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County. It is on Shoreline Blvd. The marker is on the deck of the USS Lexington. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2914 Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi TX 78402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

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); 1919 Storm (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS Lexington (about 700 feet away); Nueces County (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named 1919 Storm (approx. half a mile away); Texas Section American Society of Civil Engineers

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(approx. half a mile away); Corpus Christi Longshoremen's Unions (approx. 0.6 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 750 times since then and 25 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.