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DE-347 Jesse Rutherford
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1943/11/22
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/01/29 1944/05/31 1968/12/08
target
Namesake: Pvt Jesse Rutherford
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/1?     CortDiv76 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/11/1? 44/12/05     sail from Panama to Galapagos > Bora Bora, Society Is.   66 
44/12/06 44/12/1?     sail from Bora bora to Manus   66 
44/12/2? 45/03     9 escort trips from Manus to Leyte and back   66 
45/03 45/05     escort duty from Manus to Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/05/30 45/06/08     escort LST's convoy from Biak to Subic Bay   66 
45/06/05? 45/06/06?     tow beached merchant off Mindoro (relieved by tug)   66 
45/06/08 45/07     Philippines - convoy duty   66 
45/07/12 45/07/22     sail from Morotai to Balikpapan, then support invasion   66 
45/07/2? 45/09     Leyte   66 
45/07/22 45/07/2?     escort convoy from Balikpapan to Leyte   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/01/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
Notice: sunk as target S of California