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DD-757 Putnam
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Allen M. | 1943/07/11 Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal. | 1944/03/26 | 1944/10/12 | 1974/06/24
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| Namesake: Charles Flint Putnam, *1854/12/01, MIA 1882/01/10 onboard USS Rogers searching for USS Jeanette lost in Arctic expedition | |||||
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| Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/11a | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/12/30 | 45/01/02 | sail from San Francisco to P.H. | 81 | ||
| 45/01/02 | 45/01/29 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 45/01/29 | 45/02/17 | escort convoy from P.H. to Eniwetok > Saipan > Tinian > Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/02/17 | 45/02/19 | Detach | escort transports from Guam to Iwojima | 66 | |
| 45/02/19 | 45/02/23 | Detach | off Iwojima | 66 | |
| 45/02/23 | 45/02/25 | carry Secy of Navy Forrestal from Iwojima to Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/03/12 | 45/03/17 | escort logistic ships from Guam to Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/03/27 | 45/04/01 | Iceber | 55.6 | escort transport from Leyte to Okinawa | 66 86 |
| 45/04/01 | 45/04/1? | Iceber | Okinawa - ASW duty | 66 | |
| 45/04/1 ? | 45/04/16 | escort convoy from Okinawa to Ulithi, then sail back | 66 | ||
| 45/04/16 | 45/07/01 | Iceber | Okinawa - FS, RP duty | 66 | |
| 45/04/21 | Okinawa/RP6 | 81 | |||
| 45/06/16 | Iceber | helping damaged Twiggs off Okinawa | |||
| 45/07/01 | 45/08/08 | 38 | raid Home Is. | 66 | |
| 45/08/15 | 45/09 | guide and rescue DD for transport planes flying to Tokio | 66 | ||