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• Military cadence
  A V-Disc About this sound (help·info) issued in 1944 credits the origin of Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant) to Private Willie Duc
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• United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
  ...sea duty started arriving at the station on August 10, 1943. By January 1, 1944, there were 600 Purser-Corpsmen at sea, with 1,324 graduates in the Maritim * Work Cited: Mast Magazine May 1944, Mast Magazine August 1944, Mast Magazine May 1945
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• USS Durant (DE-389)
  ...ight voyages as a convoy escort to north African ports between 10 February 1944 and 12 June 1945, guarding men and supplies essential to victory in the Eur
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• USS Brister (DE-327)
  Between June 1944 and June 1945, ''Brister'' made two successful trans-[[Atlantic]] escort cr
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• USS Lansing (DE-388)
  After shakedown, ''Lansing'' departed [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on 13 February 1944 on her first transatlantic cruise escorting convoy UGS 33 bound to [[Casabl
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• USS Hissem (DE-400)
  |Ship commissioned=13 January 1944 ...Elizabeth D. Hissem, sister of Ensign Hissem; and commissioned 13 January 1944, Lieutenant Commander W. W. Low in command.
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• USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337)
  |Ship commissioned=17 February 1944 ...[N. F. Peterson]], mother of Ensign Peterson; and commissioned 17 February 1944, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[A. A. Hero]] [[United States Navy Reserve|USNR]
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• USS Willis (DE-395)
  ...o Ordnance Depot]], ''Willis'' departed [[Galveston, Texas]], on 5 January 1944 in company with {{USS|Kretchmer|DE-329}} bound for the British West Indies ...ue'' during the periods: 26 February to 19 April 1944, and 4 May to 3 July 1944."
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• USS Holder (DE-401)
  |Ship commissioned=18 January 1944 |Ship struck=23 September 1944
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• USS Menges (DE-320)
  ...[Shakedown (testing)|shakedown]] off [[Bermuda]], ''Menges'' spent January 1944 on "schoolship" duty in the lower [[Chesapeake Bay]]. On 26 January she got
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• USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136)
  ...German submarine U-73 (1940)|''U-73'']] by two of her group. On 21 January 1944 the escort sortied from Naples for the Anzio landings, during which her sup After a return to escort duty in the Mediterranean in June and July 1944, ''Frederick C. Davis'' cleared Naples 9 August for Corsica, her staging po
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• USS Fiske (DE-143)
  |Ship flag={{USN flag|1944}} |Ship fate=Sunk by enemy fire<br />August 2, 1944
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• USS Leopold (DE-319)
  |Ship flag={{USN flag|1944}} |Ship fate=Sunk by enemy action on 10 March 1944
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• USS Jacob Jones (DE-130)
  ...''Jacob Jones'' joined {{USS|Card|CVE-11|2}} off [[Cape Henry]] 24 January 1944. At that time the [[escort carrier]] was busy carrying troops and [[aircraf ''Jacob Jones'' departed New York 28 March 1944 and joined five other destroyer escorts escorting a convoy bound for [[Movi
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• USS Hammann (DE-131)
  ...o [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]], covered the period 13 July 1943 to 10 March 1944. During this period she screened convoys in company with [[escort carriers] Between 28 March 1944 and 29 November 1944 the busy ship made no less than six more voyages successfully con-voying to
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• USS Robert E. Peary (DE-132)
  ...ne 1945, she escorted 10 convoys to the [[United Kingdom]] and, after June 1944, to [[France]].
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• USS Flaherty (DE-135)
  ...t coast to [[Casablanca]] on [[convoy]] escort duty. At Norfolk on 7 March 1944, she joined the [[Hunter-killer armored-vehicle team|hunter-killer]] group Returning to [[New York]] 27 April 1944, ''Flaherty'' rejoined the Guadalcanal group at [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 10 M
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• USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137)
  ...''Herbert C. Jones'' patrolled off the [[Italy|Italian]] coast 22 January 1944 while Allied troops stormed ashore to establish the [[Anzio]] beachhead. Wi In December 1944 she joined a [[Hunter-killer armored-vehicle team|hunter-killer]] task forc
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• USS Farquhar (DE-139)
  ...plenishment and repairs before joining a new convoy at Norfolk. On 3 April 1944, she sailed for Casablanca once more, this time in a [[Hunter-killer armore Returning to New York 9 June 1944, ''Farquhar'' trained in [[antisubmarine]] warfare at [[Bermuda]] with the
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• USS J.R.Y. Blakely (DE-140)
  ...ember 1943 through January 1944, and a third during February through March 1944, as American ships began the great buildup in [[Europe]]. ...before retiring to protect Wake Island. She returned to New York 16 August 1944.
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• USS Hill (DE-141)
  ...via [[Ponta del Gada]], [[Azores]], and returned to the States 18 January 1944. During the next year the destroyer escort made four more [[transatlantic]]
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• USS Fessenden (DE-142)
  ...]], returning to Norfolk 5 November 1943. Between 23 November and 18 March 1944, she escorted [[convoys]] on two voyages to [[Casablanca]], then on 3 April She sailed from Norfolk next on 12 June 1944, and escorted a convoy as far as [[Gibraltar]], where she was detached to e
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• USS Huse (DE-145)
  ...a]], ''Huse'' escorted another [[convoy]] to Africa 25 January-11 February 1944, then, before returning home, engaged in [[antisubmarine]] patrol work off ...air group on three separate occasions. She arrived [[Brooklyn]] 2 October 1944 for repairs and training, after which she conducted exercises in [[Chesapea
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• USS Blair (DE-147)
  ...cle team|hunter killer]]" force that embarked on its mission on 24 January 1944. While crossing the Atlantic, she stopped briefly at [[Horta (Azores)|Horta
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• USS Chatelain (DE-149)
  ...ports to [[Derry]] and [[Gibraltar]] between 20 November 1943 and 7 March 1944, and was then assigned to operate as part of the [[Hunter-killer armored-ve Her first action took place 9 April 1944, as her group sailed from [[Casablanca]] to the United States. [[Unterseebo
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• USS Poole (DE-151)
  ...tankers and transports) to ports in the [[United Kingdom]] and, after June 1944, on the [[Europe]]an Continent.
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• USS Moore (DE-240)
  ...ar she had transited the Atlantic to [[North Africa]] twice. On 13 January 1944, she relieved ]]USS Decker (DE-47)]] for a month of operations off the [[Ne
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• USS Tomich (DE-242)
  ...pier "K" of the [[New York Navy Yard]] for availability which lasted into 1944. On 5 January 1944, Tomich departed the yard and proceeded to [[Block Island Sound]] for gunne
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• USS Otterstetter (DE-244)
  ...Christmas Day]]. She made a convoy escort voyage to Casablanca in February 1944.
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• USS Sloat (DE-245)
  On 10 January 1944, ''Sloat'' joined UGS-30 en route to Casablanca and returned with GUS-29 on ...inion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] and returned to New York on 9 October 1944. The escort operated along the East Coast until 24 January 1945 when she jo
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• USS Snowden (DE-246)
  ''Snowden'' got underway for a short training cruise to Norfolk on 5 January 1944 and then escorted {{USS|Arkansas|BB-33}} to New York. In January, she escor ...ned task group TG 22.5 and operated in the [[Caribbean]] until 30 December 1944 when it returned to Norfolk. On 25 March 1945, the task group sailed to the
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• USS Stanton (DE-247)
  ...d States]] on 15 December 1943 and arrived safely at New York on 3 January 1944. ...screen of {{USS|Croatan|CVE-25|6}} and returned to New York on 13 November 1944. The task group then proceeded to Guantánamo Bay via Norfolk to hold joint
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• USS Swasey (DE-248)
  ...ful crossing, the escort was waiting to enter New York Harbor on 3 January 1944 when an explosion rocked {{USS|Turner|DE-648|6}} {{convert|3000|yd}} away.
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• USS Hurst (DE-250)
  ...cort ships. ''Hurst'' reached [[Lisahally]], [[Northern Ireland]], 5 March 1944, and one week later returned to New York with another convoy.
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• USS Howard D. Crow (DE-252)
  ...mber, saw it safely to [[Casablanca]], and returned to New York 24 January 1944. In the months that followed, ''Howard D. Crow'' made 10 arduous escort vo
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• USS Pettit (DE-253)
  ...Montauk Point]], [[New York]], and [[Casco Bay]], [[Maine]]. From February 1944 to June 1945, she escorted trans-Atlantic convoys principally between [[Der
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• USS Ricketts (DE-254)
  ...blanca]], [[French Morocco]]. ''Ricketts'' returned to New York 24 January 1944, thus completing her only convoy run to the [[Mediterranean]]. ''Ricketts'' sailed from New York 22 February 1944 on the first of 12 escort voyages to Northern Europe and back. She saw a bu
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• USS Sellstrom (DE-255)
  On 13 January 1944, ''Sellstrom'' departed Norfolk as a unit of Task Force 63 bound for [[Gibr
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• USS Harveson (DE-316)
  ...a Capes]]. Repairs were completed at [[Portsmouth, Virginia]], by February 1944, and the destroyer-escort joined Escort Division 22. Departing [[New York]]
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• USS Kretchmer (DE-329)
  ...edown]] ''Kretchmer'' departed [[Charleston, South Carolina]], 15 February 1944, for operations in the Caribbean. Based at [[Port-of-Spain, Trinidad]], she Between 20 September 1944 and 27 April 1945, ''Kretchmer'' sailed as escort to five convoys from [[Ne
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• USS Forster (DE-334)
  |Ship commissioned=25 January 1944 ...rs. E. W. Forster, widow of Machinist Forster; and commissioned 25 January 1944. She served as an escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World Wa
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• USS Joyce (DE-317)
  ...orth Africa]]. She returned to [[New York]] from [[Casablanca]] 31 January 1944, then departed 1 March as part of the escort for a fast convoy bound for [[
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• USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318)
  ...s from the sunken enemy submarine were captured in this action of 16 April 1944.
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• USS Mosley (DE-321)
  ...ork]] for escort duty with [[CortDiv]] 46. Between 31 January and 18 March 1944, she screened a UGS GUS convoy to north Africa and back; then, following [[
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• USS Lowe (DE-325)
  ...]] cruise to [[Bermuda]], ''Lowe'' reported for [[convoy]] duty 2 February 1944 and departed [[Charleston, South Carolina]], escorting convoy UGS 32 to [[C
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• USS Newell (DE-322)
  ...[[Bizerte]]. Two days past [[Gibraltar]], during a twilight alert 20 April 1944, [[Germany|German]] planes hit the convoy with a [[torpedo]] attack. At 210
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• USS Pride (DE-323)
  ...e months escorting six [[convoys]] into the [[Mediterranean]]. On 20 April 1944 during the second voyage [[Germany|German]] planes attacked Convoy UGS–38 ...egalais]] and {{HMS|Blankney}}, sank [[U-371]], taking 49 prisoners, 4 May 1944.
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• USS Falgout (DE-324)
  ...] to [[North Africa]]n ports, making eight such voyages between 3 February 1944 and 2 June 1945. On 20 April 1944, in the [[Mediterranean]], her convoy came under heavy attack by [[Germany|
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• USS Koiner (DE-331)
  ...'' commenced escort duty for United Kingdom-bound ships. From 20 September 1944 to 1 May 1945, the destroyer escort sailed with five convoys to British por
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• USS Strickland (DE-333)
  |Ship commissioned=10 January 1944 ...1943; sponsored by Mrs. Everett Strickland; and commissioned on 10 January 1944, Lt. Comdr. A. J. Hopkins in command.
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• USS Roy O. Hale (DE-336)
  |Ship commissioned=3 February 1944 ...ther of ''Lieutenant (junior grade) Hale''; and commissioned on 3 February 1944, Lt. Comdr. William W. Bowie, [[USNR]], in command.
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• USS Martin H. Ray (DE-338)
  |Ship commissioned=28 February 1944 ...by Mrs. M. H. Ray, Jr., widow of ''Lt. Ray'', and commissioned 28 February 1944, Lt. H. V. Tucker, Jr., in command.
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• USS Ramsden (DE-382)
  ...onvoy, NY-47 to the [[Panama Canal Zone]]. Returning to New York 9 January 1944, she commenced transatlantic runs on the 11th with UGS-30 to [[Casablanca]]
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• USS Mills (DE-383)
  ...to the [[Mediterranean]], Mills’ convoy was attacked before dawn 1 April 1944, 56 miles west of [[Algiers]] by [[Germany|German]] [[torpedo bombers]]. [[
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• USS Rhodes (DE-384)
  ...k]] to escort a [[convoy]] back to Norfolk. Returning to Norfolk 2 January 1944, she served as a [[training ship]] for prospective destroyer escort crews u
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• USS Richey (DE-385)
  ...)]] commenced [[convoy]] escort duty in the Atlantic. From January to July 1944, she escorted convoys from [[New York]] and [[Norfolk, Virginia]], to [[Cas
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• USS Calcaterra (DE-390)
  ...Mediterranean]], ''Calcaterra'' made eight round trips between 13 February 1944 and 10 June 1945. The ships she guarded provided the men and equipment whic
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• USS Chambers (DE-391)
  ...cort vessel crews, ''Chambers'' cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 13 February 1944 on the first of eight [[convoy]] escort crossings to [[North Africa]]n port
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• USS Merrill (DE-392)
  ...rill'' reported to the Atlantic Fleet at [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 28 January 1944. Assigned to [[CortDiv]] 45, she began [[transatlantic]] escort duty with a
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• USS Janssen (DE-396)
  ''Janssen'' departed 11 January 1944 from [[Galveston, Texas]], to conduct [[Shakedown (testing)|shakedown]] tra ...and the [[Mediterranean]] open. ''Janssen'' arrived New York 24 September 1944 for training exercises, and in December took part in an emergency patrol of
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• USS Wilhoite (DE-397)
  ...r shakedown out of [[Great Sound, Bermuda]], from 9 January to 10 February 1944, ''Wilhoite'' underwent post-shakedown availability at the [[Charleston Nav ...the European theater that, since the Allied invasion of [[France]] in June 1944, had assumed great importance. As the citation text concluded: "The gallant
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• USS Cockrill (DE-398)
  ''Cockrill'' cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 23 February 1944 on [[convoy]] escort duty for [[Casablanca]], returning to [[New York]] 5 A
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• USS Neunzer (DE-150)
  ...''Neunzer'' proceeded to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], joining TF 62 on 1 January 1944. With this group she escorted a large convoy to the [[Mediterranean]], spen In May, 1944 Lt. Commander Virgil E. Gex became the skipper of the ''Neunzer''.
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• USS Stockdale (DE-399)
  ''Stockdale'' held her [[shakedown cruise]] off [[Bermuda]] during February 1944 and underwent a short yard period at [[Charleston, South Carolina]] in Marc On 22 October 1944, ''Stockdale'' began escorting convoys to the [[United Kingdom]] and the co
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• USS Vance (DE-387)
  In February 1944, the ship conducted local escort operations before joining the New York sec ...Casco Bay—sharpening up her antisubmarine and gunnery skills. On 14 July 1944, ''Vance'' helped to fight off a German air attack against an Allied convoy
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• USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326)
  ...antanamo Bay Naval Base| Guantanamo Bay]] for temporary duty on 5 February 1944. She was detached from that command on 9 March and set her course for the [ ...nducted antisubmarine warfare exercises out of [[New London]]. During June 1944, she was assigned to the Navy Fleet Sound School.
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• USS Daniel (DE-335)
  |Ship commissioned=24 January 1944 ...ange, Texas]]; sponsored by Mrs. C. E. Daniel; and commissioned 24 January 1944, Lieutenant Commander H. E. Waller, [[USNR]], in command.
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• USS Frost (DE-144)
  Her first patrol with this group, from 24 March 1944 to 11 May, found her helping in the search for [[German submarine U-856|''U ...Atlantic to guard the movement of convoys to [[Casablanca]] between 3 June 1944 and 22 July, ''Frost'' made the initial contact with [[German submarine U-4
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• USS Edsall (DE-129)
  ...rved at [[Miami]] with the [[Submarine Chaser Training Center]]. In March 1944, she joined a [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] [[convoy]] at [[Galveston, Texas]], Between 1 July 1944 and 3 June 1945, she ranged [[Atlantic]] sealanes guarding seven convoys ca
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• USS Peterson (DE-152)
  ...dy of a [[North Africa]] bound convoy. She returned to New York 18 January 1944. ...ed safely to [[Lisahally]], Northern Ireland, returning to New York 12 May 1944.
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• USS Camp (DE-251)
  ...s for the operations in [[Italy]]. ''Camp'' returned to Norfolk 24 January 1944 to begin a year and a half of convoy escort operations from [[New York]] to
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• USS Marchand (DE-249)
  ...a convoy to Europe, and arrived in the [[Straits of Gibraltar]] 2 January 1944 to turn over the convoy to British warships. She then set course for [[Moro ...riving [[Lisahally]] 17 April. She returned to New York 3 May. From 21 May 1944 to 11 June 1945, she made nine more round trips escorting convoys from New
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• USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138)
  Between 4 October 1943 and 19 March 1944 ''Douglas L. Howard'' escorted three convoys to [[Casablanca]], [[French Mo
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• USS Savage (DE-386)
  In January 1944, the SAVAGE was assigned as one of six ships composing Escort Division 23 o On 1 April, 1944, Convoy UGS 36, whose escort included the SAVAGE, was attacked by thirty en
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• USS Stewart (DE-238)
  ...m [[Tompkinsville, New York]], to the [[Virginia Capes]] area. On 17 March 1944, she sailed from Norfolk for Tompkinsville; arrived there the next day; and
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• USS Swenning (DE-394)
  ...e'' and [[CortDiv]] 51 from 23 October to 21 November and from 26 December 1944 to 16 January 1945. The escort spent February conducting antisubmarine and
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• USS Haverfield (DE-393)
  ...marauding German [[U-boats]]. Departing [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 26 February 1944, the hunter-killer group, aided by a [[Canadian]] [[corvette]] and [[United
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• USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243)
  ...n]] [[submarines]] were encountered; and they returned to New York 18 June 1944. ''J. Richard Ward'' was assigned school ship duties at Norfolk during July 1944, and in August was assigned to another hunter-killer group. This unit, head
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• USS Keith (DE-241)
  After returning from convoy escort duty 22 February 1944, ''Keith'' underwent extensive refresher training and participated in antis
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• USS O'Reilly (DE-330)
  ...range, Texas]], and [[Galveston, Texas]], ''O'Reilly'' left on January 18, 1944, for shakedown off [[Bermuda]]. This was followed by a ten-day availability
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• USS Price (DE-332)
  |Ship commissioned= 12 January 1944 ...tober 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ray P. Reynolds; and commissioned 12 January 1944, Lt. Comdr. J. W. Higgins, Jr., [[USNR]], in command.
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• USS Pope (DE-134)
  ...centered on the aircraft carrier [[USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)]]. On 9 April 1944, the ''Pope’s'' task group sank the U-515 off [[French Morocco]], and on
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• USS Pillsbury (DE-133)
  On the night of 8 April 1944, planes from ''Guadalcanal'' attacked a surfaced German [[U-boat]]. The U-b
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• Edsall class destroyer escort
  *[[USS Fiske (DE-143)|DE-143 USS ''Fiske'']] - sunk August 2, 1944 by [[Unterseeboot 804|U-804]] north of the [[Azores]] *[[USS Leopold (DE-319)|DE-319 USS ''Leopold'']] - torpedoed March 9, 1944 by [[Unterseeboot 371|U-371]] south of [[Iceland]]
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• USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)
  ...earl Harbor, and overhaul. She returned to active operations on 6 December 1944 at [[Kossol Roads]] in the [[Palau Islands]], where she conducted [[Marine
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• USS Absecon (AVP-23)
  ...ida. She carried out her training activities there into the winter of 1943-1944. One event highlighted her service during this period: On 13 November 1943, ...and the Curtiss [[SC Seahawk]]. Her peak month of operations was November 1944, when she conducted 279 launchings and qualified 58 aviators.
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• USS Bering Strait (AVP-34)
  |Ship caption=USS ''Bering Strait'' (AVP-34) on October 1, 1944 |Ship launched=January 15, 1944
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• USS Castle Rock (AVP-35)
  ...on, Washington|Houghton]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 6 October 1944, two days before [[ship commissioning|commissioning]]. |Ship launched=11 March 1944
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• USS Cook Inlet (AVP-36)
  ...n, Washington|Houghton]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 3 November 1944, two days before [[Ship commissioning|commissioning]]. |Ship launched=13 May 1944
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• RVNS Ngo Quyen (HQ-17)
  |Ship completed=May 1944 ...do boat tender]] [[USS Wachapreague (AGP-8)|USS ''Wachapreague'' (AGP-8)]] 1944-1946<br/>Served as [[U.S. Coast Guard]] [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|
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• USS Wachapreague (AGP-8)
  |Ship caption=USS ''Wachapreague'' (AGP-8) on 20 May 1944, three days after [[Ship commissioning|commissioning]] |Ship commissioned=17 May 1944
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• USS Yakutat (AVP-32)
  ...ttle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 30 March 1944, the day before she was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] |Ship commissioned=31 March 1944
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• USS Casco (AVP-12)
  ...een [[Saipan]], [[Ulithi Atoll]], and the [[Palau Islands]] until November 1944, then returned to seaplane tender duty, in the Palaus until January 1945, a
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• USS Humboldt (AVP-21)
  ...ed this dangerous duty, often sailing unescorted, into the early months of 1944, occasionally sailing to [[Casablanca]], [[French Morocco]] as well. ...rginia]], on 17 November 1944.]]''Humboldt'' was at Casablanca in late May 1944 when she heard that a [[Germany|German]] submarine had [[torpedo]]ed [[esco
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• USS Coos Bay (AVP-25)
  ===First tour 1943-1944=== ...[[Treasury Islands]], and at [[Nissan Island|Green Island]] until 16 June 1944.
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• USS Rockaway (AVP-29)
  |Ship image=[[Image:USS Rockaway AG-123 1944.jpg|300px]] |Ship caption=''Rockaway'' (AVP-29) on 6 October 1944, shortly after her main armament was reduced to a single 5-[[inch]] (127-[[
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• USS Half Moon (AVP-26)
  ...eparted for Brisbane on 21 December 1943, remained there until 10 February 1944, and then steamed into a succession of New Guinea ports on the way to her n ...]], and other ports. She took up "Black Cat" operations again on 25 August 1944 from [['Eua|Middelburg]] and later [[Morotai]].
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• USS Unimak (AVP-31)
  ...le, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 31 January 1944 |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1944}}
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• USCGC Barataria (WAVP-381)
  |Ship completed=August 1944 ...[[seaplane tender]] [[USS Barataria (AVP-33)|USS ''Barataria'' (AVP-33)]] 1944-1946
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• USS Barataria (AVP-33)
  ...on, Washington|Houghton]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 21 August 1944 |Ship flag={{USN flag|1944}}
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