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DE-406 Edmonds
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler
Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
1943/12/17 1944/04/03 1973/09/20
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Namesake: AOM1/c Bert C. Edmonds, (VB-8 or VT-6) KIA in Solomon Islands 1942/10/16
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/06/2? 44/06/27     sail from Boston to P.H.   66 
44/07/0? 44/07/2?     screen CVEs from P.H. to Eniwetok and back   66 
44/07/25       P.H. - FDR's visit   66 
44/07/29 44/08/0?     sail from P.H. to Manus   66 
44/08/0? 44/09/10   CortDiv63/DF (from 08/31) Manus   66 
44/09/10 44/10/04 Trade 77.1.2/CortDiv63/DF land Morotai   70  66 
44/10/10 44/11/1? King2 77.4.1/CortDiv63/DF     70  66 
44/10/25   King2 77.4.1/CortDiv63/DF xSamar   70 
44/11/20? 44/12/05     PHNY - overhaul   66 
44/12/05 44/12/1?     escort 2 CVE's from P.H. to Manus   66 
44/12/30 45/02 Mike1 77.4.1     70 
45/02/10 45/03/0? Detach 52.2.3     70 
45/02/21   Mike1 77.4.1 lifeguard from Bismarck Sea   66 
45/03/21 45/05/19 Iceber 52.1.3     70 
45/05/19 45/06/1? Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/06/02   Iceber 33.? land Iheya Shima   66 
45/06/09   Iceber 33.? land Aguni Shima   66 
45/06/23       San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07 45/09     convoy duty from Philippines to New Guinea, Ulithi, Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/05/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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