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DE-202 Eichenberger
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley -
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1943/07/22 1943/11/17 1973/11/27
scrap
Namesake: Ens Charles E. Eichenberger, pil. VF-5
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: Ms 13?? , 43: Ms 14, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/02/0?     CortDiv37 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/02/0? 44/02/1?     sail from Panama to Esp. Santo   66 
44/03/15 44/04 Desec1 50.17     66 
44/04/05 44/04/07   CortDiv37 sail from Solomons to Milne Bay   66 
44/04/1? 44/04/29 Reckle 77/CortDiv37     66 
44/05/17   Straig 75/CortDiv37 land Wakde   66  81 
44/05/27       land Biak   66 
44/06 44/10     Manus - escort duty   66 
44/06/14 44/06/17     escort 7 ship empty convoy from Hollandia to Langemak, Cape Cretin   88 
44/10/20 44/11/09     Palaus - patrol duty   66 
44/11/22 45/01/04 Mike1 77.2/CortDiv37     66  105 
44/12/30   Mike1 77.2/CortDiv37     70 
45/01/04   Mike1 77.2/CortDiv37 lifeguard from Ommaney Bay   70 
45/01/1? 45/02/24 Mike1   Lingayen Gulf, Mindoro, Subic Bay   66 
45/03 45/08/27     Philippines - local escort and patrol duty   66 
45/08/27 45/09/08   CortDiv37 escort convoy from Subic Bay to Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/12/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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