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| has gloss | eng: Dixie Kiefer was the captain of the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). On January 21, 1945 the ship was attacked by two Japanese kamikaze pilots resulting in 144 men killed and 200 injured, Captain Kiefer was amongst the injured. He suffered from 65 different wounds and a broken arm. He was raised to the rank of honorary commodore in a ceremony at Rockefeller Center. |
| lexicalization | eng: Dixie Kiefer |
| instance of | (noun) a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart |
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