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DE-748 Tills
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon - 1943/06/23
Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal.
1943/10/03 1944/08/08 1969/04/03
target
Namesake: Ens Tills
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/10d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10/16 44/10/23   19.5/CortDiv53 sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/10/23 45/01/02     P.H. - ASW duty   66 
45/01/02 45/02/15?   12.3     66 
45/02/15 45/02/2?     P.H. - tender availability (AD-34 Alcor)   66 
45/02/2? 45/03/02     off P.H. - screen Sangamon while night training operations   66 
45/03/04 45/03/14?   19.3     66 
45/03/14?     19.2     66 
45/03/29 45/04/06     escort convoy PD-355T from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/04/06     12.3     66 
45/04/30 45/05/03   96.6.7 sail from Marshalls to Ulithi   66 
45/05/05 45/05/10     escort convoy UOK-9 from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/05/10 45/05/2? Iceber   Okinawa - screening duty   66 
45/05/2? 45/05/28 Iceber 52.1.3     66 
45/05/28 45/06/24 Iceber 32.1.3     66 
45/06/24 45/07   96.?/HKG ASW patrol with Kasaan Bay   66  81 
45/07/2?       Ulithi - availability (ARG-5 Oahu)   66 
45/07/2? 45/08/0?   HKG    
45/08/06 45/08/29     Guam   66 
45/08/09 45/08/1?     Guam - drydock ABSD-6   66 
45/08/29       sail from Guam to Saipan   66 
45/08/29 45/09/24     Saipan   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1968/09/23 struck from Navy List
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