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DE-372 Williams
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1944/06/05
Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.
1944/08/22 1944/11/11 1968/06/29
target
Namesake: RAdm George Washington Williams *1869/07/30, +1925/07/18 ONI, CO New Mexico 1921-22, C/S CinCAtl, C/S CinCUS, Com 6thNavDistr, ComDesrons ScoutFlt 1924-25
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01/2?       joionPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/01/2? 45/02/07     sail (with Sims II) from Panama to San Diego   66 
45/02/0? 45/02/16     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/02/16 45/03/1?     P.H. - training, repairs   66 
45/03/25 45/03/27     escort LCI's group from Esp. Santo to Lunga Point   66 
45/03/28? 45/03/30     sail from Lunga point to Tulagi > Esp. Santo   66 
45/04/0? 45/04/15     escort AR-5 Vulcan from Noumea to Ulithi   66 
45/04/2? 45/04/25     escort Long Island from Manus to Guam   66 
45/04/2? 45/05/0?     escort Copahee from Guam to Eniwetok   66 
45/05/0? 45/05/06     sail from Eniwetok to Manus   66 
45/05/1? 45/05/16     escort TransDiv11 from Manus to Leyte   66 
45/05/2? 45/05/30     sail from Leyte to Hollandia > Manus   66 
45/05/30 45/06/04     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
45/06/04 45/06/07     escort ships with USAF 20th Bomber Command from Manus to Tinian   66 
45/06/07 45/06/2?     escort duty Manus <> Marshalls   66 
45/06/2? 45/06/2?     escort APA Lander from Manus to Eniwetok   66 
45/07 45/09     off Manus - drills, training, exercises, harbor entrance patrol   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1967/07/01 struck from Navy List
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Notice: sunk off San Diego by gunfire and missiles from ships and planes