DE-372 Williams
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 | 1944/06/05 Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex. | 1944/08/22 | 1944/11/11 | 1968/06/29
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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:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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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  |