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DE-636 Witter
United States Navy destroyer escort
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Buckley - | 1943/04/28 Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal. | 193/10/17 | 1943/12/29 | 1946/12/02
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| Namesake: Ens Jean Carter Witter *1921/01/31 KIA onboard San Francisco 42/11/13 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/03/08 | 44/03/22 | sail from San Francisco > P.H. > Majuro | 66 | ||
| 44/03/26 | 44/04/03 | sail from Majuro to Makin > Tarawa > Abemama > Esp. Santo | 66 | ||
| 44/04/03 | 44/04/15 | escort ships out and into Esp. Santo | 66 | ||
| 44/04/15 | 44/04/21 | escort s/s William Charlie Yeager from Esp. Santo to Tulagi | 66 | ||
| 44/04/25 | 44/05/03 | 34.9.6 | 66 | ||
| 44/05/03 | 44/05/05 | sail from Russells to Milne Bay | 66 | ||
| 44/05/05 | 44/07/15 | Milne Bay - convoy duty to Hollandia, Aitape, Wakde, Biak | 66 | ||
| 44/07/15 | 44/07/18 | sail from Humboldt Bay to Cape Cretin > Empress Augusta Bay | 66 | ||
| 44/07/20 | 44/07/20 | sail from Empress Augusta Bay to Treasury Is. | 66 | ||
| 44/07/20 | 44/08/09 | Blanche Bay, Treasuries - AA and ASW training | 66 | ||
| 44/08/09 | 44/08/12 | sail from Treasuries to Finschhafen > Langemak Bay > Treasuries | 66 | ||
| 44/08/12 | 44/08/21 | Treasury Is. - exercises | 66 | ||
| 44/08/21 | 44/08/24 | Green Islands | 66 | ||
| 44/08/24 | 44/08/26 | sail from Green Islands to Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/08/27 | 44/08/28? | sail from Manus to Emirau | 66 | ||
| 44/08/28? | 44/09/19 | Emirau | 66 | ||
| 44/09/19 | 44/09/22 | rescued PBJ crew off Emirau | 66 | ||
| 44/09/22 | 44/09/26 | sail from Emirau to Manus > Porlock, Cape Nelson | 66 | ||
| 44/09/26 | 44/09/27 | off Porlock, Cape Nelson - helping s/s Richard H. Dana aground | 66 | ||
| 44/09/27 | 44/09/29 | Milne Bay | 66 | ||
| 44/09/29 | 44/10/06 | sail from Milne Bay to Treasuries > Humboldt Bay | 66 | ||
| 44/10/06 | 44/10/12 | Humboldt Bay | 66 | ||
| 44/10/12 | 44/11/14 | King2 | 77.7.1 | 66 | |
| 44/11/14 | 44/12/02 | Humboldt Bay | 66 | ||
| 44/12/02 | 44/12/03 | escort convoy from Humboldt Bay to Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/12/03 | 44/12/15 | Manus - tactical exercises | 66 | ||
| 44/12/15 | 44/12/23 | round trip Manus > Ulithi Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/12/23 | 45/01/06 | Manus - availability, training | 66 | ||
| 45/01/06 | 45/01/14 | round trip Manus > Ulithi > Manus | 66 | ||
| 45/01/2? | 45/01/2? | round trip Manus > Ulithi > Manus | 66 | ||
| 45/01/2? | 45/02/0? | Manus - availability | 66 | ||
| 45/02/05 | 45/02/20 | round trip Manus > Majuro > Manus - escort Kitkun Bay | 66 | ||
| 45/02/21 | 45/02/23 | round trip Manus > Humboldt Bay > Manus | 66 | ||
| 45/02/28 | 45/03/07 | sail from Manus to Ulithi, then escort convoy Ulithi > Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/03/07 | 45/03/09? | Guam, Saipan - patrol | 66 | ||
| 45/03/09? | 45/03/11 | sail from Guam to Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/03/11 | 45/03/21 | 94.6.2 | Ulithi - patrol duty | 66 | |
| 45/03/21 | 45/04/12 | Iceber | 54.1.6 | 66 | |
| 45/04/06 | Iceber | 54.1.6 | damage(kami) S of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-04N, 127-52E) - 6 KIA, 6 WIA | 86 85 | |
| 45/05/06 | 45/06/25 | Kerama Retto - repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/06/25 | 45/07/24 | sail from Kerama Retto to Saipan > Eniwetok > P.H. > San Francisco | 66 | ||
| 45/06/25 | 45/06/30 | escort (with William C. Cole and Forrest) Curtiss, ATA-124, ATA-125 and LCI-993 from Okinawa to Saip | 66 | ||
| 45/07/26 | 45/08/0? | sail from San Francisco to Panama Canal en route to Phladelphia | 66 | ||