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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...dmark|name=USMCBarracksatBeirutAirport|display=inline,title}}<br/>[[United States Marine Corps]] [[barracks]], [[Beirut Airport]] ...s struck separate buildings housing [[Military of the United States|United States]] and [[Military of France|French military forces]]—members of the Multin
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• USS Durant (DE-389)
  ...cort]] in the [[United States Navy]], which served briefly in the [[United States Coast Guard]]. She was named for Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Kenneth W. D ..., her stay there was brief and she returned to the east coast, arriving at New York 26 September. On 22 October she reported to Jacksonville, Florida, to
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• USS Brister (DE-327)
  ...oyer escort|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] of the [[United States Navy]], named for [[Ensign]] [[Robert E. Brister]] (1920–1942). ...Italy]] and five to the [[United Kingdom]]. On 8 June 1945 she departed [[New York City]] for the [[Pacific]], arriving at [[San Diego]] on 3 July 1945.
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• USS Lansing (DE-388)
  ...dsall''-class destroyer escort]], was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for Aviation Machinist Mate First Class [[William Henry Lansi ...bor when she received news of the Japanese surrender. ''Lansing'' returned New York 26 September, and decommissioned at Green Cove Springs 25 April 1946,
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• USS Hissem (DE-400)
  ...ER-400)''' was an [[Edsall class destroyer escort]] of the [[United States Navy]]. She was named for [[Joseph Hissem]]. ...ed to DER-400. The special purpose of DER (Destroyer Escort Radar picket) ships was the detection of aircraft. Their chief role was to extend the [[Distan
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• USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337)
  ...ecognition|posthumously awarded]] the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] for his actions during the [[Battle of the Co ...17 February 1944, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[A. A. Hero]] [[United States Navy Reserve|USNR]], in command.
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• USS Willis (DE-395)
  ...395)''' is an {{Sclass|Edsall|destroyer escort}}, the first United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Ensign Walter Michael Willis (14 Jan ...the 6th. The destroyer escort underwent post-shakedown availability in the navy yard there over the ensuing week and sailed on 15 February for the Chesapea
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• USS Holder (DE-401)
  ...129)|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Named for Lieutenant (junior grade) [[Randolph M ...rived in tow at [[Oran]] for repairs. There it was decided to tow her to [[New York]], where she arrived safely 9 June 1944.
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• USS Menges (DE-320)
  ...cort|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Named for Ensign [[Herbert Hugo Menges]] (a nava ...le off the coast of [[Algiers]] en route to the [[East Coast of the United States|east coast of the U.S.]], was attacked by 30 [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[torp
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• USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136)
  ...129)|''Edsall''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Named for Ensign Frederick Curtice Davis (a nava ...emy air attack. A wave of [[torpedo]] and medium [[bomber]]s damaged three ships in her convoy but were driven off by the escort's [[antiaircraft]] fire bef
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• USS Fiske (DE-143)
  |Ship caption=USS ''Fiske'' (DE-143) underway in New York Harbor on 20 October 1943. |Ship country=United States
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• USS Leopold (DE-319)
  ...'' was an {{sclass|Edsall|destroyer escort}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Named for [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] [[Robert Lawr ...ander (United States)|Lieutenant Commander]] Kenneth C. Phillips, [[United States Coast Guard|USCG]], in command.
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• USS Jacob Jones (DE-130)
  ...provided destroyer escort service against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ...arted with [[Task Force]] 64 escorting a convoy bound back to the [[United States]].
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• USS Hammann (DE-131)
  ...provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ...g one passage, 2 March 1945, ''Hammann'' was called upon to aid one of the ships in the convoy, [[SS Lone Jack]], after a [[torpedo]] attack. The destroyer
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• USS Robert E. Peary (DE-132)
  ...provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ...the year, she had made two more runs to Casablanca, and was returning to [[New York]] with her third westbound [[convoy]].
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• USS Flaherty (DE-135)
  |Ship honours=4 [[battle stars]] plus a [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] ...vided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]].
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• USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137)
  |Ship honours=3 Battle stars for [[World War II]] and [[Navy Unit Commendation]] ...vided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]].
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• USS Farquhar (DE-139)
  ...vided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...d from each to [[New York]] for replenishment and repairs before joining a new convoy at Norfolk. On 3 April 1944, she sailed for Casablanca once more, th
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• USS J.R.Y. Blakely (DE-140)
  ...vided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...January 1944, and a third during February through March 1944, as American ships began the great buildup in [[Europe]].
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• USS Hill (DE-141)
  ...vided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...nese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], for which he was posthumously awarded the Navy [[Medal of Honor]].
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