USS Allen M Sumner DD 692

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Sumner
Pennant	DD 692
Built by	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Laid down	7 Jul 1943
Launched	15 Dec 1943
Commissioned	26 Jan 1944
End service	15 Aug 1973
History	6 Jan 1945 USS Allen M. Sumner (Cdr. Norman John Sampson) arrives at Lingayen Gulf. Later this day Allen M. Sumner is hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in position 16º40'N, 120º10'E. The plane hit near the after torpedo mount killing 14 men and injuring 19. Despite the damage done Allen. M. Sumner remained in action in the area until 14 January when she departed bound for the United States west coast for repairs.