Jack McKenna, the grandson of St Lo Commanding Officer Captain Francis J. McKenna, has completed his 30-minute video documentary on the history of the USS St. Lo, its involvement in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and its subsequent sinking by kamikaze attack. The video, entitled "Divine Wind: The sinking of the St. Lo," includes interviews with the men from the ship and their families as well as historical analysis by noted author Jim Hornfischer. The documentary, inter-woven with official U.S. Navy stills, Pacific theater footage, and paintings by John Downs, tells the story of one ship's struggle to survive during the largest naval battle ever fought. It was premiered at the 2005 St. Lo/VC-65 reunion in Bloomingdale, Illinois and was featured on Rhode Island PBS as a part of its Veterans' Day programming.

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