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DE-169 Atherton
United States Navy destroyer escort
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Cannon - | 1943/01/14 Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J. | 1943/05/27 | 1943/08/29 | 1955/06/14
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| Namesake: Ltjg John McDougal Atherton, * 1918/08/03 MIA onboard Meredith 42/10/25 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 45/06/1? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 45/06/1? | 45/06/29 | sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H. | 66 | ||
| 45/06/29 | 45/07/15 | P.H. - tender availability, training | 66 | ||
| 45/07/15 | 45/07/26 | sail from P.H. to Saipan | 66 | ||
| 45/07/26 | 45/08/05 | Saipan - ASW duty | 66 | ||
| 45/08/05 | 45/08/18 | Ulithi - RP duty | 66 | ||
| 45/08/18 | 45/09/16 | 2 escort round trip from Ulithi to Okinawa | 66 | ||