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DE-441 William Seiverling
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1943/12/02
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1944/03/07 1944/06/01 1973/09/20
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Namesake: Pvt William Frank Sieverling, USMC, NC(posth.) *1920/09/22, KIA 42/11/01 off Matanikau River, Guadalcanal
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/30       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/08/30 44/09/02     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
44/09/11 44/09/17     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/09/19 44/11/01     P.H. - ASW training   66  105 
44/11/01 44/11/24     P.H. - HKG with Corregidor   66 
44/11/17 44/10/08     P.H. - torpedo, surface gunnery, shore bombardement exercises   66 
44/11/24 44/12/02   12.4     66 
44/12/02 44/12/28   12.4 HKG - Ulithi   66 
44/12/28 45/01/17 Mike1 77.5     70 
45/01/17 45/02/05 Mike1 77.4     66 
45/02/10 45/03/14 Detach 50.7.3     70 
45/03/21   Iceber 52.1.2     70 
45/04/15 45/05/03 Iceber 50.7.3     66 
45/05/03 45/05/15     Ulithi - repairs   66 
45/05/16 45/05/20     escort AOG-8 Genesee from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/05/20 45/05/28 Iceber   Okinawa - ASW and AA duty   66 
45/05/28 45/06/08 Iceber 30.7     66 
45/06/08 45/06/24     Ulithi - repairs, provisioning   66 
45/06/24 45/06/26     sail from Ulithi to Leyte   66 
45/06/26 45/07/23   30.8     66 
45/07/23 45/07/25     Ulithi   66 
45/07/25 45/07/28     sail from Ulithi to join Salamaua   66 
45/07/28 45/08/01     ASW patrol with Salamaua   66 
45/08/01 45/08/05     sail to Leyte (with Salamaua)   66 
45/08/05 45/08/08     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/08/08 45/08/27     ASW patrols (with Salamaua) NE of Luzon   66 
45/08/27 45/09/02     sail from Leyte to Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/12/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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