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DE-306 Connolly
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Evarts - . .
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1944/01/15 1944/07/08 1946/05/20
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/06       MINY - fitting out   66 
44/09/24 45/01/22     P.H. - training duty   66 
45/01/22 45/02/19 Detach   escort assault forces to Iwojima   66 
45/02/19 45/03/01 Detach   Iwojima - ASW duty,   66 
45/03/01 45/03/15     escort convoy from Iwojima to Esp. Santo   66 
45/03/25 45/04/09 Iceber 56.6 escort assault troops to Okinawa   66 
45/04/09 45/05/04 Iceber   Okinawa - ASW duty   66 
45/04/13   Iceber   damage(kami) 32 nm N of Kumeshima, Okinawa Gunto (26-55N, 126-46E)   85 
45/05/0? 45/06/0?     Ulithi -repairs   66 
45/06/0? 45/06/06 Iceber   escort resupply convoy from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/06/06 45/07/0? Iceber   Okinawa - ASW duty   66 
45/06/30 45/07/01     escort West Virginia from Okinawa to San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/14 45/08/12   75 escort duty Philippines <> Okinawa   66 
45/08/09       escort -convoy Okinawa > Leyte - attacking miniS  
45/08/12 45/09/07     Philippines   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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