A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why. By AUDREY McAVOY and MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press, Updated April 11, 2025, 12:29 a.m.

Capt. Roy 'Butch' Voris, a fighter pilot who was credited with shooting down 8 Japanese planes during World War II, served 2 tours as the leader of the Blue Angels.

Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair of 550-pound (250-kilogram) bombs.