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DE-444 Goss
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
John C. Butler 1943/12/16
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.
1944/03/19 1944/08/26 1972/11/20
scrap
Namesake: Marine Gunner Goss
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/11/2? 44/12/02     sail from Panama to P.H.   66 
44/12/1? 44/12/28   12.4 HUK operations off Ulithi   66 
44/12/28 45/01/21 Mike1 77.5     70 
45/02/10 45/03 Detach 50.7.3     70 
45/03/21 45/05/28 Iceber 52.1.2     70 
45/05/28 45/06/06 Iceber 32.1.2     66 
45/07/03 45/07/2?   30.8     66 
45/07/2? 45/08/07   94.17 HKG SE of Okinawa   66 
45/08/07 45/08/24   75.19 HUK operations E of Formosa   66 
45/08/25 45/08/27     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   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...: 1972/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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