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DD-774 Hugh W. Hadley
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1944/02/06
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal.
1944/07/16 1944/11/25 1947/09/02
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Namesake: Cdr Hugh William Hadley *1902/02/17 +1942/09/15 1942 ComTransDiv12 KIA 1942/09/15 - onboard AK Little - IJNAF attack - awarded by Silver Star
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 31/25d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/17 45/02/08   DesRon66 shakedown off San Diego   81 
45/02/21 45/03/02     escort Ranee from San Diego to P.H.   81 
45/03/02 45/03/07     P.H.   66  81 
45/03/07 45/03/25   12.5.6 escort Santee from P.H. to Ulithi   66  81 
45/03/25 45/04/01 Iceber 53.2.2 Okinawa area   66  86 
45/04/01 45/04/04 Iceber   ASpatro - Okinawa area   66 
45/04/04 45/04/14 Iceber 51.2 escort transports Okinawa > Saipan   66 
45/04/20 45/04/27 Iceber 94.19.12 escort LST's and LCI's from Saipan to Okinawa   81 
45/04/27 45/04/28 Iceber   ASpatrol - Okinawa area   66 
45/04/28 45/05/11 Iceber 51.5 RP duty   81 
45/04/28 45/05/04 Iceber 51.5 RP/1? 120 nm N of Okinawa   81 
45/05/04 45/05/05 Iceber 51.5 refuel  
45/05/09 45/05/11 Iceber 51.5 Okinawa/RP15   66  81 
45/05/11   Iceber 51.5 disable(kami-2 + 1 bomb) Okinawa/RP15 - 28 KIA, 67 WIA (26-59N, 127-32E)   66  85 
45/05/12 45/05/14     Ie Shima - temporary repairs   66 
45/05/14 45/07/15     Kerama Retto - repairs (ARD-28)   66  81 
45/07/15 45/07/29     Buckner Bay, Okinawa - repiars in floating drydock   66 
45/07/29 45/08/08     sail Buckner Bay, Okinawa > Saipan   66  81 
45/08/12 45/08/19     sail from Saipan to Eniwetok   81 
45/08/24 45/09/09     sail from Eniwetok to P.H.   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1946/01/08 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star, PUC
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