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DM-29 Henry A. Wiley
United States Navy destroyer minelayer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. Sumner - 1943/11/28
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1944/04/21 1944/08/31 1972/05/30
scrap
Namesake: Adm Henry A. Wiley
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/25d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/19       joinPac - Panama Canal   66  81 
44/11/19 44/11/27     escort Missouri, Texas, Arkansas and other ships from Panama to San Diego   81 
44/12/03 44/12/09     sail from San Diego to P.H.   81 
44/12/09 45/01/26     P.H. - combat training   66  81 
45/01/27 45/02/05     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   81 
45/02/07 45/02/11     sail from Eniwetok to Saipan   81 
45/02/14 45/03/11 Detach 54     66 
45/03/11 45/03/12     Saipan   81 
45/03/12 45/03/13     sail from Saipan to Ulithi   81 
45/03/13 45/03/21     Ulithi - refit   81 
45/03/19 45/04 Iceber 52     66 
45/04/20 45/06 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/05/04   Iceber   Okinawa/RP12 - lifeguard from Luce   66 
45/06/02   Iceber 33.? land Iheya Shima   81 
45/06/12 45/08/01 Juneau 39 East China Sea - minesweeping operations   66 
45/06/12 45/06/24 Juneau 39 sweep mines SW of Okinawa and off Sakishima Gunto   81 
45/06/25 45/07/03     Kerama Retto - refit   81 
45/08/25 45/09/12     Buckner Bay, Okinawa - refit   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-749, 44/07/20 > DM-29, 69/01/29 > MMD-29, 70/10/15 struck from Navy
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars, PUC (Okinawa)
Notice: nickname "Hammering Hank"