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DD-553 John D. Henley
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | 1941/07/21 Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Ala. | 1942/11/15 | 1944/02/02 | 1970/05
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| Namesake: Cap John Dandridge Henley, USN; *1781/02/25, +1835/05/23 | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/21d, 44: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/04/1? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/04/23 | 44/05/03 | P.H. - operational training | 66 | ||
| 44/05/03 | 44/05/08 | escort AOs from P.H. to Majuro | 81 | ||
| 44/05/08? | 44/05/17 | sail from Majuro to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/05/27 | 44/06/0? | sail from P.H. to Majuro | 66 | ||
| 44/06/07 | 44/08/14 | Forage | 50.17/GF | 66 | |
| 44/08/15 | arrived Eniwetok | 88 | |||
| 44/08/2? | 44/08/2? | sail from Eniwetok to Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/09/01 | 44/10 | Stale2 | 30.8/GF | 66 | |
| 44/10 | 44/11 | King2 | 30.8/GF | 66 | |
| 44/12 | Guam - Marshalls & Marianas patrol duty | 66 | |||
| 45/01/31 | 45/02/14 | Ulithi - UDT support training | 66 | ||
| 45/02/14 | 45/03/05 | Detach | fire support, screening and RP duties | 66 | |
| 45/03/21 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 52.1.2 | 70 | |
| 45/05/28 | 45/06/27 | Iceber | 32.1 | 66 | |
| 45/06/06 | Iceber | Kerama Retto | 66 | ||
| 45/06/27 | Leyte Gulf | 66 | |||
| 45/07/01 | 45/08/07 | Juneau | 32 | support minesweeping | 66 |
| 45/08/07 | 45/08/24 | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | 66 | ||
| 45/08/24 | 45/09/02 | air-sea rescue station off Japan | 66 | ||
| 45/09/02 | 45/09/24 | sail from Japan to San Francisco | 66 | ||