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DE-360 Johnnie Hutchins
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1944/03/06
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/05/02 1944/08/28 1974/02/05
sold
Namesake: S1/c Johnnie Hutchins KIA 43/09/04 onboard LST-471 or 473, CMH
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/12/1? 45/01/21     sail from Panama to Bora Bora > Manus > Hollandia   66 
45/01/25 45/01/31     escort convoy from Hollandia to Leyte   66 
45/02 45/05/22     convoy duty to Leyte and Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/05/22 45/06     HKG off Subic Bay   66 
45/06 45/07     training duty with USN and RN submarines, ASW patrol   66 
45/08 45/09     convoy duty Luzon <> Okinawa   66 
45/08/09       escort -convoy Okinawa > Leyte attacking miniSS or kaitens   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/07/0j struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): NUC
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