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DE-339 John C. Butler
United States Navy destroyer escort
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| John C. Butler | 1943/10/05 Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex. | 1943/11/12 | 1944/03/31 | 1971/12
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| Namesake: Ens John C. Butler *1921/02/02 pil. VB-3/Midway MIA 42/06/04 Navy Cross in memoriam | |||||
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| Camouflage: 44/05: Ms 32/11d | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/05 | Boston Harbor | ||||
| 44/06 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/06/26 | arrived P.H. | 66 | |||
| 44/07 | convoy and trianing duty | 66 | |||
| 44/08/09 | P.H.-escort convoy to Tulagi with troops for Palau landing | 66 | |||
| 44/09/15 | 44/10/15 | Trade | 77.1.1 | land Morotai | 66 70 |
| 44/10/10 | 44/11 | King2 | 77.4.3 | ||
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.4.3 | xSamar | 70 | |
| 44/12/17 | 44/12/31 | Seeadler Harbor, Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/12/31 | 45/01/17 | Mike1 | 77.4.3 | 66 | |
| 45/02/10 | 45/03/09 | Detach | 52.2.3 | 66 70 | |
| 45/03/09 | departed Iwojima area to Ulithi | 66 | |||
| 45/03/21 | Iceber | 52.1.3 | 66 70 | ||
| 45/05/20 | Iceber | damage(kami - masts, antennas) 5 nm NE of Ie Shima, Okinawa (26-47N, 127-52E) | 66 85 | ||
| 45/05/27 | sail to Philipines for repairs | 66 | |||
| 45/07/? | 45/07/04 | escort convoy Philippines > Okinawa | 66 | ||
| 45/07/04 | 45/08 | convoy duty | 66 | ||