Riding at anchor at Ulithi on 11 March, a Yokosuka P1Y1 "Frances" "kamikaze" hit "Randolph" on the starboard side aft just below the flight deck, killing 27 men (including four reported missing and five transferred to the hospital ship where they died) and wounding 105 during Operation Tan No. 2. Repaired at Ulithi, "Randolph" joined the Okinawa Task Force on 7 April. Combat air patrols (CAP) were flown daily until 14 April, when strikes were sent against Okinawa, Ie Shima, and Kakeroma Island. The following day, an air support mission of fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes hit Okinawa and a fighter sweep struck an airfield in southern Kyūshū. Under daily air attack from 17 April on, "Randolph" continued to send her aircraft on CAP and support missions throughout the month.