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DE-367 French
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/06/17 1944/10/09 1973/09/20
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Namesake: Cpl French, (USMC)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/12/2? 45/01/02     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
45/01/02 45/05/06     escort duty among Eniwetok, Ulithi, P.H., Palaus, Saipan, Iwojima   66 
45/01/17 45/01/25     escort convoy PD-256-T(1 AP,5 AKA) from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/05/06 45/06/2?     Palaus - patrol and air-sea rescue duty   66 
45/06/05       shell Malakal and Arkebasan Is.   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/24     escort duty out of Ulithi   66 
45/07/08 45/07/09     Okinawa   66 
45/07/24 45/07/27     rescue operations on grounded army transport at Helen Reef, Palau   66 
45/07/27 45/07/31     escort unblocked cargo towed by ATA-176 to Hollandia   66 
45/07/31 45/08/04     sail from Hollandia to Peleliu   66 
45/08/04 45/08/07     search for Indianapolis survivors   66 
45/08/04 45/08/2?     Palaus   66 
45/08/26 45/09/09     Okinawa - prepare for occupation duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/05/15
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