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DE-417 Oliver Mitchell
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1944/01/03
Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.
1944/02/08 1944/06/14 1973/01/15
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Namesake: 1stLt Oliver Mitchell - pil. VMSB-232 KIA 42/08/28 (AA fire from DD Amagiri)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/2?? 44/10/2??     P.H.   66 
44/11/0? 44/11/2? King2 30.7     66 
44/11/01       Ulithi   66 
44/12/10 44/12/2?   30.7     70  66 
45/02/02 45/03 Detach 50.7.1     70 
45/03/21 45/04/06 Iceber 52.1.1     70 
45/04/06 45/04/20   51 escort convoy to Guam, then sail back to Okinawa   66 
45/04/20 45/05/28 Iceber 50.7     66 
45/05/28 45/06/04 Iceber 30.7     81 
45/07 45/08   30.8??     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/03/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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