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DE-304 Rall
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Evarts - 1943/05/24
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1943/09/23 1944/04/08 1947/03/18
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Namesake: Ltjg R.R. Rall, KIA 41/12/07 onboard Pennsylvania
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/04/12       MINY   88 
44/05/11       San Diego   88 
44/05/11 44/05/12     exercises out of San Diego (with Denver and Kyne)   88 
44/05/14       San Diego   88 
44/05/15 44/05/17     exercises out of San Diego (with Denver)   88 
44/05/21 44/05/22     San Diego   88 
44/05/30 44/06/01     San Diego   88 
44/06/09 44/06/18   CortDiv61/DF escort barrack ship IX-156 City of Dalhart from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
44/06/18 44/09/23   ComSubTrainPac P.H. - submarine training duty   66 
44/07 44/09     escort trips to Midway (with AS Fulton), Eniwetok   81 
44/09/23 44/10/2? Stale2 31/UliGarGrp     66 
44/10/17 44/10/20 Stale2   escort AK Allioth from Ulithi to Kossol Passage, then sail back to Ulithi   81 
44/11/02 44/11/29 King2 30.8     66 
44/11/19       Ulithi - attacking kaitens  
44/11/29 44/12/05     Ulithi?? - patrol duty   66 
44/12/05 44/12/12     with Halloran escort 2 CVE's Ulithi > Manus (12/07) then sail back   66  81 
44/12/12? 44/12/14?     sail from Manus to Ulithi   66 
44/12/14 44/12/24     sail from Ulithi to P.H.   66 
44/12/25 45/02/06     P.H. - landing rehearsals   66 
45/02/06 45/03/02 Detach GarrGrp escort garrison group from P.H. to Iwojima   66 
45/03/02 45/03/19     escort assault troop from Iwojima to Saipan   66 
45/03/1 ? 45/03/19     sail from Saipan to Esp. Santo   66 
45/03/19 45/03/25     Esp. Santo   66 
45/03/25 45/04/06 Iceber 56.6    
45/04/06 45/04/12 Iceber CortDiv61/DF SE of Ie Shima - RP duty   66 
45/04/12   Iceber CortDiv61/DF damage(kami) 10 nm SE of Ie Shima (26-36N, 127-39E) - 21 KIA, 38 WIA   66  85 
45/04/12 45/04/15     off Hagushi - temp. repairs   66 
45/04/15 45/04/19     Kerama Retto   66 
45/04/19 45/04/23     sail from Kerama Retto to Ulithi   66 
45/04/2? 45/05/01     sail from Ulithi to P.H.   66 
45/05/0? 45/05/18     sail from P.H. to Seattle   66 
45/05/18 45/07     Seattle - repairs, overhaul   66 
45/07/12 45/07/28     San Diego - refresher training  
45/07/28 45/08/05     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/08/05 45/09/03     P.H. - training duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1946/01/03 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars, NUC (Okinawa)
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