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DE-344 Oberrender
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1943/11/08
1944/01/18 1944/05/11 1945/11/06
target
Namesake: LtCdr Thomas Olin Oberrender Jr.
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/22d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/01       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/08/1? 44/09/30     2 convoy escort runs from P.H. to Eniwetok and back   66 
44/09/30? 44/10/10     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/10 44/11 King2 77.4.2/CortDiv60     70  104 
44/10/25   King2 77.4.2/CortDiv60 xSamar   70 
44/11/10       damage(debris from exploded AE Mount Hood) Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/11/10 44/11/3?     Seeadler Harbor - repairs   66 
44/12 45/02     Philippines, Dutch East Indies - ecort & patrol duty   66 
45/03/2? 45/05/09 Iceber 51.1/CortDiv60 Okinawa -   66  86 
45/03/27       damage(kami)  
45/05/09       disable(kami - 2) off Okinawa (26-32N, 127-30E) - 8 KIA, 53 WIA > no repairs   66  86 
45/07/25       struck from Navy List  
45/11/06       sunk(target)  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/07/25 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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