August 24, 1945: "Ship Outlasts 6 'Suicide' Hits" is the headline on the front page of the East Liverpool Review, East Liverpool, Ohio.

August 24, 1945: "Aaron Ward Survives Hits By 6 Jap Suicide Planes" is the headline on the front page of the Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa.

August 24, 1945: Front page of The Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, Minnesota. No headline was given to the story.

August 24, 1945: Front page of the Manitowoc Herald-Times, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Only one paragraph from the AP story was run on the front page.

August 24, 1945: Front Page of The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Only one paragraph from the AP story was run on the front page.

The Associated Press story that ran in newspapers nationwide.