Name/Title
Ensign Jerome SheetsDescription
A black and white photo of a smiling Ensign Jerome "Skeeter" Sheets in his US Navy blues officers' dress uniform.Context
"We've seen more action than many destroyers that have been here 15 to 18 months, but that's what we're here for. I'm where I want to be, doing what I think I should be doing, and I'm satisfied." --Jerome "Skeeter" Sheets in a letter home on his birthday, March 26, 1945.
Ensign Jerome Sheets was killed in action fighting fires aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724) during the kamikaze attacks of April 16, 1945.Collection
USS LAFFEY DD724Acquisition
Accession
2019.06Source or Donor
USS Laffey AssociationAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionUpdate Date
March 26, 2025