Search results

• Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)
  ...orps is the U.S. Army's oldest logistics branch, established 16 June 1775. On that date the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution providing for ...nstream media. The Global [[War on Terrorism]], the September 11th attack on the Pentagon as well as operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought sev
  9 KB (1,371 words) - 21:22, 11 June 2010
• USS Lansing (DE-388)
  ...L. Lansing, widow of AD1 Lansing, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 10 November 1943 with Lieutenant Commander S. R. Sands in command. ...ship ''G. S. Walden'' was damaged by a [[torpedo]] fired from a [[U-boat]] on 12 May.
  4 KB (625 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Hissem (DE-400)
  |Ship fate=sunk as a target off [[California]] on 24 February 1982 ...fe]] attacked. About 35 bombers and torpedo planes struck in a coordinated attack, and were repulsed by accurate gunnery and evasive chemical smoke. ''Hissem
  8 KB (1,126 words) - 22:10, 2 July 2010
• USS Willis (DE-395)
  ...er, he reported to Pensacola Naval Air Station for flight instruction and, on 14 August 1940, emerged with his aviator's wings. ...ved almost simultaneously with the start of the Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor. In the ensuing aerial melee, Willis and his gunner were among the American
  15 KB (2,305 words) - 19:30, 2 July 2010
• USS Menges (DE-320)
  ...ho was killed during the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]]), she was the first U.S. naval vessel to bear the name. ...[Europe]], on the first three month long deployment escorting [[convoy]]s. On the night of 20 April her convoy, UGS 38, while off the coast of [[Algiers]
  7 KB (1,084 words) - 22:14, 2 July 2010
• USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136)
  ...Davis (a naval aviator who was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor), she was the first U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ...ircraft]] fire before further damage could be done. Again under air attack on 26 November, ''Frederick C. Davis'' splashed at least two of the enemy airc
  6 KB (960 words) - 22:07, 2 July 2010
• USS Leopold (DE-319)
  |Ship caption=USS ''Leopold'' (DE-319) launching at Orange, Texas on 12 June 1943 |Ship fate=Sunk by enemy action on 10 March 1944
  6 KB (930 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Jacob Jones (DE-130)
  ...cean]] and provided destroyer escort service against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ...le escorting this convoy, ''Jacob Jones'' made her first [[antisubmarine]] attack 7 August firing 13 [[depth charges]] in two attacks. She arrived [[Casablan
  7 KB (1,026 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Hammann (DE-131)
  ...Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ...esigned for the double load, brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by [[Austria]]n planes.
  5 KB (735 words) - 22:09, 2 July 2010
• USS Flaherty (DE-135)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...l of Honor]] when he sacrificed his life in the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]] 7 December 1941. When his ship was being abandoned, he remained in a [[t
  6 KB (858 words) - 22:06, 2 July 2010
• USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...ously for his brave actions during the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]] on 7 December 1941. She was launched 19 January 1943 by the [[Consolidated Ste
  6 KB (847 words) - 22:10, 2 July 2010
• USS Farquhar (DE-139)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...rk]] for replenishment and repairs before joining a new convoy at Norfolk. On 3 April 1944, she sailed for Casablanca once more, this time in a [[Hunter-
  6 KB (877 words) - 21:57, 2 July 2010
• USS J.R.Y. Blakely (DE-140)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...important supply convoys in the Atlantic. After a short stay in Casablanca harbor, the group was sent by Admiral [[Royal E. Ingersoll]] to search for German
  7 KB (1,086 words) - 22:11, 2 July 2010
• USS Hill (DE-141)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...lost his life for his brave actions during the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], for which he was posthumously awarded the Navy [[Medal of Honor]].
  4 KB (620 words) - 22:10, 2 July 2010
• USS Fessenden (DE-142)
  |Ship fate=Sunk as target off [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaii]], 20 December 1967 ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]].
  8 KB (1,126 words) - 21:57, 2 July 2010
• USS Inch (DE-146)
  ...at]]s. During the months that followed, ''Inch'' took part in many attacks on [[submarine]]s. ...SS|Frost|DE-144}} and {{USS|Huse|DE-145}}, made a contact and proceeded to attack. After over 40 depth charges, the submarine surfaced, signaling [[SOS]]. Su
  5 KB (750 words) - 22:11, 2 July 2010
• USS Blair (DE-147)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...y 1943 at [[Orange, Texas]], by the [[Consolidated Steel]] Corp.; launched on 6 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Vestie Foster, the mother of three sons in
  11 KB (1,556 words) - 21:50, 2 July 2010
• USS Poole (DE-151)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...SS|Boise|CL-47}} during the [[Battle of Cape Esperance]], [[Guadalcanal]], on the night of 11–12 October 1942. He gave up his life in an attempt to rea
  5 KB (697 words) - 22:18, 2 July 2010
• USS Sturtevant (DE-239)
  ...]], and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...ecember 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William North Sturtevant; and commissioned on 16 June 1943, Lt. Comdr. Frederick W. Hawes in command.
  7 KB (999 words) - 19:36, 2 July 2010
• USS Moore (DE-240)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...earl Harbor]] on 7 December 1941, ''Seaman Moore'' remained at his station on [[antiaircraft]] gun No. 1 in spite of orders to take cover when the Japane
  6 KB (863 words) - 22:15, 2 July 2010
• USS Tomich (DE-242)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...ed on 28 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. O. L. Hammonds; and commissioned on 27 July 1943, Lt. Comdr. H. A. Hull in command.
  11 KB (1,668 words) - 19:35, 2 July 2010
• USS Otterstetter (DE-244)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...n and utter disregard of personal danger in the effort to repel the attack on the Naval Air Station, [[Kaneohe Bay]], [[Oahu]].
  6 KB (832 words) - 22:16, 2 July 2010
• USS Sloat (DE-245)
  ...ean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...nched on 21 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. B. Deason; and commissioned on 16 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. [[Edmund Ernest García]] in command.
  6 KB (883 words) - 20:26, 2 July 2010
• USS Snowden (DE-246)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...19 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Halford R. Greenlee; and commissioned on 23 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. A. Jackson, Jr., [[USNR]], in command. At war's
  9 KB (1,275 words) - 20:26, 2 July 2010
• USS Stanton (DE-247)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...adron and, the next year, the North Atlantic Squadron until his retirement on 1 August 1894.
  10 KB (1,462 words) - 20:25, 2 July 2010
• USS Swasey (DE-248)
  ...ean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...e States of America|Confederate]] forces near [[Donaldsville, Louisiana]], on 4 October 1862 and died the same day.
  10 KB (1,562 words) - 19:32, 2 July 2010
• USS Howard D. Crow (DE-252)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...' 29 March. In the surprise [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] attack on [[Pearl Harbor]] 7 December 1941, ''Maryland'' was moored inboard of ''[[USS Oklahoma (BB-
  7 KB (993 words) - 22:11, 2 July 2010
• USS Pettit (DE-253)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...the southwest Pacific. In December 1945 she operated from [[Pearl Harbor]] on a weather patrol.
  4 KB (603 words) - 22:17, 2 July 2010
• USS Ricketts (DE-254)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...here she joined a convoy destined for [[North Africa]]. The convoy cleared on the 14th, but ''Ricketts'' delayed her departure until the following day to
  8 KB (1,103 words) - 20:28, 2 July 2010
• USS Sellstrom (DE-255)
  ...ean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...by Miss Genevieve Dahl, fiancé of ''Ensign Sellstrom''; and commissioned on 12 October 1943, Lt. Comdr. William L. Maloney, [[USCG]], in command.
  9 KB (1,314 words) - 20:27, 2 July 2010
• USS Harveson (DE-316)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...ed when she collided with {{SS|William T. Barry}}<ref name=USNChron1943 /> on a foggy night off the [[Virginia Capes]]. Repairs were completed at [[Ports
  7 KB (940 words) - 22:09, 2 July 2010
• USS Kretchmer (DE-329)
  ...ean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...ened shipping bound for [[Naples, Italy]], in preparation for the assaults on southern France. After returning to the United States 16 July, the escort s
  8 KB (1,052 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Joyce (DE-317)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. ...was named in honor of Ensign Philip Michael Joyce who was killed in action on 19 February 1942 during the bombing of [[Darwin, Australia]]. She was laid
  9 KB (1,362 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war, she was converted to a [[radar ...ck who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]] on 7 December 1941. She was launched 5 June 1943, by [[Consolidated Steel]] Co
  5 KB (739 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Newell (DE-322)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post war, she served in various capacitie ...20 April 1944, [[Germany|German]] planes hit the convoy with a [[torpedo]] attack. At 2100 five planes were reported about six miles distant dead ahead. Four
  12 KB (1,730 words) - 22:16, 2 July 2010
• USS Pride (DE-323)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. She returned home proudly at war’s end ...Jr., who was killed in the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], 7 December 1941. She was laid down by the [[Consolidated Steel]] Co., [[
  5 KB (724 words) - 22:18, 2 July 2010
• USS Falgout (DE-324)
  |Ship fate=Sunk as target off California on 12 January 1977 ...wed by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] and also served as a [[radar picket]] ship on the [[Distant Early Warning Line]].
  7 KB (1,012 words) - 21:57, 2 July 2010
• USS Koiner (DE-331)
  ...ean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. Post-war, she was loaned to the [[U.S. Co ...essation of hostilities in Europe she began preparations for Pacific duty. On February 11, 1945, ''Koiner'' likely helped sink [[U-869]].
  7 KB (1,007 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Strickland (DE-333)
  ...ean and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. Post-war, she served the U.S. Navy in oth ...on 2 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Everett Strickland; and commissioned on 10 January 1944, Lt. Comdr. A. J. Hopkins in command.
  7 KB (1,074 words) - 20:04, 2 July 2010
• USS Roy O. Hale (DE-336)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war, she provided [[radar picket]] d ...oy O. Hale, mother of ''Lieutenant (junior grade) Hale''; and commissioned on 3 February 1944, Lt. Comdr. William W. Bowie, [[USNR]], in command.
  6 KB (889 words) - 20:28, 2 July 2010
• USS Martin H. Ray (DE-338)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...aly]]. After two voyages to [[Italy]] she departed [[New York]] 20 October on the first of five voyages to the [[British Isles]] and [[France]]. Besides
  5 KB (641 words) - 22:14, 2 July 2010
• USS Ramsden (DE-382)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war, she performed other tasks with ...y]] headed across the Atlantic and into the [[Mediterranean]]. Before dawn on 1 April, [[Nazi]] bombers and [[torpedo]] planes led in by flare-dropping s
  8 KB (1,162 words) - 20:29, 2 July 2010
• USS Mills (DE-383)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war, she performed additional duties ...until 10 January 1944 when she began [[transatlantic]] convoy escort duty. On her second voyage into the [[Mediterranean]], Mills’ convoy was attacked
  7 KB (933 words) - 22:15, 2 July 2010
• USS Richey (DE-385)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...7 December 1941 during the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] attack on [[Pearl Harbor]]. She was laid down 19 April 1943 by [[Brown Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Houston
  5 KB (634 words) - 20:28, 2 July 2010
• USS Calcaterra (DE-390)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war she was called up again for duty ...osition when she depth charged a suspected [[submarine]] contact and fired on two [[aircraft]]. Her alert action helped prevent damage or loss to the shi
  4 KB (623 words) - 21:51, 2 July 2010
• USS Chambers (DE-391)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. Post-war she continued an active life, se ...vessel crews, ''Chambers'' cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 13 February 1944 on the first of eight [[convoy]] escort crossings to [[North Africa]]n ports f
  5 KB (742 words) - 21:52, 2 July 2010
• USS Merrill (DE-392)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...er 1941, as a result of the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] attack on [[Pearl Harbor]]. She was laid down 1 July 1943 by the [[Brown Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Houst
  4 KB (529 words) - 22:14, 2 July 2010
• USS Janssen (DE-396)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ...upon making sonar contact, ''Janssen'', aided by other escorts, closed in on the enemy firing over 40 [[depth charges]], in three separate attacks. Fina
  6 KB (854 words) - 22:12, 2 July 2010
• USS Wilhoite (DE-397)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoy]]s. .... Wilhoite, the mother of ''Ensign Wilhoite''; and commissioned at Houston on 16 December 1943, Lt. Eli B. Roth in command.
  29 KB (4,342 words) - 19:30, 2 July 2010
• USS Cockrill (DE-398)
  ...n]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. ''Cockrill'' cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 23 February 1944 on [[convoy]] escort duty for [[Casablanca]], returning to [[New York]] 5 Apri
  5 KB (682 words) - 21:54, 2 July 2010

View (previous 50 | next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)