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DM-34 Aaron Ward II
United States Navy destroyer minelayer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Allen M. Sumner - | 1943/12/12 Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal. | 1944/05/05 | 1944/10/28 | 1946/10/11
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| Namesake: RAdm Aaron Ward | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 44: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 45/02 | joinPac | 66 | |||
| 45/02/15 | arrived P.H. | 66 | |||
| 45/02/15 | 45/03/05 | P.H. area - additional training | 66 | ||
| 45/03/05 | 45/03/16 | sail P.H. > Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/03/16 | 45/03/19 | Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/03/19 | 45/04/04 | Iceber | 52.2 | 66 | |
| 45/04/01 | 45/04/04 | Iceber | screen heavy ships while shell Okinawa | 66 | |
| 45/04/04 | 45/04/10 | sail Okinawa > Saipan > Guam | 66 | ||
| 45/04/20? | Iceber | patro around Kerama Retto | 66 | ||
| 45/04/28 | Kerama Retto - help damaged APH Pinkney | 66 | |||
| 45/04/30 | 45/05/03 | Iceber | Okinawa/RP10 | 66 | |
| 45/05/03 | Iceber | disable(kami - 4) Okinawa/RP10 (26-24N, 126-15E) | 66 | ||
| 45/05/04 | 45/06/11 | towed by Shannon to Kerama Retto - temporary repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/06/11 | 45/08/15? | sail Kerama Retto > Ulithi > Guam > Eniwetok > P.H.> Panama > New York | 66 | ||
| 45/09/28 | New York - decomm | 66 | |||