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DE-423 Dufilho
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 | Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex. | 1944/03/09 | 1944/07/21 |
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| Namesake: Lt Marion William Dufilho, NC, DFC *1916/05/22 pil. VF-5, VF-6, KIA 42/08/24 x Eas. Solomons | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/12/2? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 44/12/2? | 45/01/15 | sail from Panama to Manus | 66 | ||
| 45/01/23 | 45/02/09 | sail from Manus to Morotai, then escort 80 LST's Morotai > Lingayen | 66 | ||
| 45/02/09 | 45/02/10 | Lingayen Gulf - patrol | 66 | ||
| 45/02/10 | 45/02/14 | sail from Lingayen Gulf to Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/02/14 | 45/02/27 | convoy duty among Morotai, Leyte, Subic Bay, Lingayen Gulf | 66 | ||
| 45/02/27 | 45/03/06 | san Bernardino - Verde Is. minesweeping unit | 66 | ||
| 45/03/06 | 45/04/26 | Subic Bay - ASW and escort duty | 66 | ||
| 45/04/26 | 45/07/05 | Borneo operation | 66 | ||
| 45/07/05 | 45/07/1? | San Pedro Bay - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/07/1? | 45/09 | Leyte - ASW, air-sea rescue duty | 66 | ||
| 45/08/0? | search for Indianapolis survivors off Palaus | 66 | |||