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DE-346 Edwin A. Howard
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 | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex. | 1944/01/25 | 1944/05/25 | 1973/09/12
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| Namesake: Cpl Edwin A. Howard (USMC) | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/11/1? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/12/30? | 45/01/06 | Mike1 | escort convoy from Hollandia to Lingayen Gulf | 66 | |
| 45/01/05 | Mike1 | damaged by collision with Leland A. Thomas off Mindanao (09-48N, 127-15E) | 85 | ||
| 45/01/06 | 45/01/1? | Mike1 | 77 | ASW patrol with DesRon49 | 66 |
| 45/01/1? | 45/04 | escort duty New Guinea <> Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/04/30 | Polloc Harbor | 66 | |||
| 45/05/0? | 45/06/10 | convoy duty around Davao Gulf | 66 | ||
| 45/06/10 | 45/06/2? | escort convoy from Leyte to Morotai, then escort AE to Tawi Tawi | 66 | ||
| 45/06/26 | 45/06/27 | escort MTBRon with tender from Tawi Tawi to Balikpapan | 66 | ||
| 45/06/27 | 45/07/2? | Oboe6 | 78/MineGrp | land Balikpapan | 66 |
| 45/07/26 | 45/09? | Leyte | 66 | ||