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APD-71 Odum
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley - 1943/10/15
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/01/19 1945/01/12 1966/11/15
sold
Namesake: FM1/c Joseph Odum, KIA 42/10/15 onboard Meredith
TTD differences from class:
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/05       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/05/16 45/05/2?     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/05/2? 45/06/?     P.H. - amphibious training   66 
45/06/? 45/06/29     sail from P.H. to Guam > Ulithi, then escort s/s Kate Baroe to Leyte   66 
45/06/29 45/08/1?     escort duty among Leyte, Ulithi, Hollandia   66 
45/08/1? 45/09   33 occupation duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-670, 44/06/27 > APD-71, 1966/12/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: sold to Chile > APD-26 Serrano