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DE-402 Richard S. Bull
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1943/08/18
Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex. 		1943/11/16 1944/02/26 1969/06
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Namesake: Lt Richard Salisbury Bull, DFC, USN - pil. VF-2; KIA 42/05/08, MIA 42/05/08 x Coral Sea
TTD differences from class:SA,SL radars
Camouflage: 44: Ms 31/3c


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/05/25       San Diego   88 
44/05/30 44/06/12     P.H.   66  88 
44/06/12 44/06/27     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
44/06/27 44/07/05     escort Long Island and other CVEs from Eniwetok to P.H.   66 
44/07/1?? 44/07/2??     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
44/08/09 44/08/14     escort CarDiv22 + St. Lo from Eniwetok to Manus   81 
44/09/0? 44/10/04 Trade 77.1.1 land Morotai   70 
44/10/10   King2 77.4.1     70  39 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 77.4.1 xLeyte   70  39 
44/10/25   King2 77.4.1 lifeguard from Taffys   70  39 
44/10/29       rescued 139 Eversole survivors off Dinagat Is.   66 
44/10/30       arrived Kossol Roads with Taffy's and Eversole survivors   81  66 
44/11/0? 44/11/19     escort CVEs from Kossol Roads to P.H.   66 
44/12/11 44/12/22     escort Shamrock Bay from P.H. to Manus   66 
44/12/30 45/01/2? Mike1 77.4.4     70 
45/01/10   Mike1 77.4.6     70 
45/02/10 45/03/10 Detach 52.2.1     70 
45/03/21 45/05/16 Iceber 52.1.1     70 
45/05/2? 45/06/02     sail from Okinawa to Saipan and back   66 
45/06/02 45/06/23 Iceber 32     66 
45/06/23 45/09   75 Philippine Sea Frontier - convoy escort duty from Leyte to Ulithi and Okinawa   66 
45/08/30       assist damaged (mine) s/s Peter White 50 miles from Mauban, Luzon (14-37N, 122-26E)   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/06/30 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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