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DE-243 J. Richard Ward
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Edsall -
Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
1943/01/06 1943/07/05 1972/04/10
scrap
Namesake: S1/c James Richard Ward, CMH KIA 41/12/07 onboard Oklahoma
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/08       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/09/01       arrived P.H.   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1971/01/02 struck from Navy List
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