U.S.S. SAUFLEY (DD465)
c/o Fleet Post Office
New York, New York
10 December 1945
1. The Ship's War History is forwarded herewith as enclosure (A). Addenda A and B are attached thereto.
F. W. SILK
SHIPS HISTORY - U. S. S. SAUFLEY (DD465)
The USS SAUFLEY, built by the Federal Shipbuilding Com- pany, Kearny, New Jersey, was commissioned in the United States Navy on 29 August 1942 by Rear Admiral E. J. MARQUART in a ceremony conducted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Lieutenant Commander Bert F. Brown, U.S. Navy, assumed command.
After commissioning, the SAUFLEY scent the month of September fitting out at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the month of October on shake down training out of Casco Bay, Maine. Upon completion of several East-coast milk runs, she got underway from Norfolk, Virginia, on 9 November 1942, for the South Pacific.
Arriving at Noumea, New Caledonia on 2 December 1942, the SAUFLEY re orted to Commander South Pacific Area for duty. Six days later, this ship arrived off Lun. a Point, Guadalcanal, with troop transports. During the rest of the month, the SAUFLEY operated with a Cruiser Task Group, and as screening ship for another transport unit to Lunga. On 2 and 3 January, the SAUFLEY bombarded enemy positions near Kokumbona, Guadalcanal, and then continued screening transports for another week.
After completion of Gunnery Exercises from 18 January to 11 February off New Caledonia, the SAUFLEY want to Guadalcanal. Between 20 February and 4 March, this vessel made nine trips to the Russell Islands including the original echelon. The SAUFLEY was not only transport and covering vessel, but also a tug towing LCT's on several occasions. The next ten days were spent on anti-submarine patrol off Guadalcanal. On 15 March the SAUFLEY joined the SS PETER SYLVESTER en route to Noumea. The next day two bombs were dropped near the SYLVESTER by an enemy plane.
The last eight (8) days of March were spent alongside the USS RIGEL in Hevennah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides. April, May, and June were divided between exercising with the fleet out of Havannah Harbor and escort duty in the New Hebrides ex- cept for one week's availability alongside the USS DOBBIN in Sydney, Australia in early May.
The next quarter was spent in support of the operations in the middle Solomons. On 3 June, the SAUFLEY participated in the first bombardment of the Shortland Islands.
While searching for barge traffic off Kolombangara a week later the SAUFLEY was ordered to investigate a short range surface contact, shortly thereafter identified as a submarine. This ship fired two torpedoes and all batteries before the sub submerged. A sonar contact was made and two depth- charge attacks followed. The submarine was believed sunk.
on 12 July, the SAUFLEY, operating with a cruiser task force, bombarded Munda Point, silencing several shore batteries. Flare dropping planes were taken under fire and the SAUFLEY got its first plane.
Six nights later, the SAUFLEY and four destroyers were attacked by six enemy planes. Seven sticks of bombs were dropped close aboard this ship. Three planes were shot down of which this ship was credited with one. Full radar control of the 5"/38 battery was used.
The occupation of Vella La Vella began on 15 August 1943. The SAUFLEY screened the first echelon of LCI's and assisted in repelling four to six enemy planes. Six underwater explo- sions rocked the ship. The next night, the SAUFLEY was ordered to assist in the "Action off Vella La Vella", but was recalled when the beachhead was brought under heavy air attack. During the attack this ship closed the flaming LST 396 to within 700 yards, and lay to in order to pick up survivors. All rescue nets were lowered and the whaleboat was put in the water. The Torpedo Officer, Lieutenant James Marion Coulling, USNR, of 48 S. Long Beach Ave., Freeport, Long Island, New York, was in charge of the boat. In the face of both a heavy air attack and flying debris from the LST, he courageously carried out his task. The SAUFLEY rescued 93 men including 10 officers and the SC 1266 picked up the rest of the crew. The only fatality was a pharmicist's mate who died shortly after he was picked up by the SAUFLEY.
The next morning the SAUFLEY was attacked by 8 to 10 dive- bombers coming down sun. The machine guns fired at two planes which dropped two bombs close aboard, while the main battery was firing at two planes attacking the beachhead. The gunnery officer slewed on the attacking planes after he saw the bombs, but by then they were almost out of range. He then shifted to a single bomber which was also going out on the starboard side. After a right spot was applied, a 5" burst hit the plane which circled and crashed close to the beach.
About 1600 that afternoon a single plane attacked the USS PHILIP astern of this ship and was taken under fire by all batteries as he pulled out. He dropped three bombs off the port quarter and then attempted to pull out of his dive pass- ing astern from port to starboard. Smoking, he dropped close to the water and passed up the starboard side at about 10,000 yards. A friendly fighter reported that it was shot down just before "Cense Fire was given. The machine guns got the credit.
Shortly afterwards three planes with target angle 090 were seen over the beach. The 40MM machine guns took one under fire and the main battery another. Friendly fighters reported that both planes that were seen to drop behind a hill were actually shot down. During these attacks the destroyers were laying smoke screens to cover the landing craft.
On 22. August the SAUFLEY, RENSHAW and CONY proceeded up the slot to interrupt the Tokyo Express. Early in the morn- ing of the 23rd, enemy planos were continuously present. The three destroyers were laying smoke screens, and the SAUFLEY, leader of the column, was the only ship attacked. Several planes were fired on. At 0305 a torpedo was launched which was avoided by an emergency back full and radical maneuvor- ing. Shortly thereafter, another torpodo passed 20 yards astern. Captain Brown had the conn.
on 26 August enroute from Kokumbona, Guadalcanal to Barakoma, Vella La Volla, the SAUFLEY was with a re-supply ochelon which was bombed by several enomy planes. No damage was done to any ship. The SAUFLEY was on a similar mission of 31 August when 4 out of 10 to 12 planes attacked this ship. About 6 bombs were dropped within 10 to 20 yards of the fantail, causing nogligible damage to the ship. The SAUFLEY fired with- out results.
Enroute from Purvis Bay, Solomon Islands to Espiritu Santos, the SAUFLEY established a sound contact on 15 September. After the fourth depth-charge attack the submarine surfaced and was taken under firo with both 5"/38 and machine guns. A number of hits were observed. The sub disappeared, but shortly thereafter an underwater explosion was heard. The next morning after the fifth attack, there was an oil slick $ , 000 yards long, and 500 yards wide. Also observed were several large wooden fragmonts and pieces of deck grating and the strong odor of diesel oil. This ship and plane 41 of VP-23 were given equal credit for probably sinking the sub.
The Gunnery Officer during the Volla I,a Volla campaign was William J. Martin, Lieutehant, USN, of Farmer City, Illinois. His ability to get on targets, control the battery, and make effective spots under air attack are ample expressions of his quick reactions, calmness, and intelligence, which paid off in Jap planes shot down.
The rest of September was spent in the New Hebrides, including a five-day availability alongside the USS HITNEY.
The SAUFLEY, in company with the USS RADFORD and USS GRAYSON, participated in the destruction of 24 (50-75) feet long Japanese barges. Return machine gun fire from Jap barges did no damage to any of the ships. The first of October, with RADFORD, GRAYSON and LAVALLETTE, this ship destroyed 9 of 10 enemy barges off Kolombangara, Now Georgia Island; two wore de- finitely sunk by this ship. Later that night the ship was under bombing attack; a near bomb put the SC radar out of commission and some thirty fragments penetrated the hull and superstruc- ture. Thirteen (13) men were injured, including the Doctor, Lieut. Claude R. HUFFMAN and Engineering Officer, It. H.V. HARDING.
The plane which made this attack was not taken under fire, as instructions had been issued not to fire on sing- le bogeys during the barge hunt. Iater that night the SAUFLEY opened fire on a bogey and observers report that the plane was seen to crash in the water.
After two unsuccessful barge-hunting missions and es- cort duty in a convoy to Vella La Vella, the SAUFLEY went to Noumea, New Caledonia, for five days availability includ- ing two days in dry-dock.
On October 27, returning from the initial landing on Treasury Islands, the formation was bombed by a single plane without results.
The next three months the SAUFLEY was an escort and screening ship in the Bougainville campaign. On 11 November 1943, this ship proceeded independently southwest of Bou- gainville to pick up a downed pilot. Upon returning to Em- press Augusta Bay, after having rescued the pilot, this ship avoided the attack of five enemy bombers which had closed to 4,000 yards by ducking into a rain squall. The night of the 17th when the USS MC KEAN was sunk during a torpedo attack, the SAUFLEY screened the USS SIGOURNEY and USS TALBOT, which were engaged in picking up survivors.
On December 6, 1943, Lieutenant Commander Dale E. Coch- ran, U.S. Navy, relieved Commander Bert F. Brown, U.S. Navy, as Commanding Officer.
Between December 12th and 19th, the SAUFLEY temporarily interrupted its convoying activities with a seven-day avail- ability in Sydney, Australia.
This ship then resumed escorting echelons to Bougainville and continued until February 2, 1944, when she started a seven-day availability alongside the USS WHITNEY in Purvis Bay.
The SAUFLEY participated in the first two echolons to Green Island. on the night of February 14-15, until after dawn, the formation was attacked by several groups of enemy planes with negative results.
In a destroyer sweep off New Ireland, the SAUFLEY bom- barded Cape St. George radar station, Borpop, and Namatanai Air Field, during the night of February 29 and morning of March 1st. Several shore batteries were silenced off Manarou Island, after this ship received some noar misses.
During the period from March 11th to March 16th, this ship participated in bombardment of Japanese positions and joint activities with PT boats in Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville.
The SAUFLEY served as a hospital evacuation ship after the landing at Emirau Island by taking 8 injured personnel back to Purvis Bay. She then returned to Emirau as part of a covering force which patrolled in the area most of April.
The SAUFLEY established a sound contact on April 7th and dropped depth charges. After the second nine-charge pattern was dropped, two underwater explosions were heard and felt. Four hours later about 4 miles upwind from the last contact, a diesel oil slick appeared on the surface of the water, By sunset this slick was measured and found to be 14 miles long and 3/4 of a mile wide. The assessment was that there was "insufficient evidence".
on May 4th, the SAUFLEY left for Pearl Harbor where she engaged in battle exercises and had 5 days availability along- side the USS PIEDMONT in preparation for operations with the Fifth Fleet.
On June 1, 1944, the SAUFLEY left Pearl Harbor with the Northern Attack Force for the Saipan Operation. Enroute, outside of Kwajalein, on June 11th, this ship conducted an anti-submarine attack until relieved by the USS FRANKS. Re- sult was an oil slick 3,000 yards long by 1600 yards wide. Arriving at Saipan on June 16th, the SAUFLEY covered the landing of reinforcements.
During the period from June 17th to August 8th, this ship engaged in 23 shore bombardments and 10 starshell mis- sions on Saipan and Tinian. The total ammunition expondi- ture was 4,000 rounds of five inch 38 calibor shell, 400 starshells, and many rounds of 40 millimeter and 20 milli- meter as well. The number of assignments alone shows how effective the firing was. Neutralization of enemy troop concentrations, destruction of a corvette and several small craft in Tinian Town, one plane, the runway and several build- ings of an airfield, an ammunition dump, gun emplacements, caves, blockhouses, and other installations, harrassment of Tinian Town and several groups of enemy troops, and starshell missions to prevent infiltrations of our lines were all ef- fectively accomplished.
As an example of the extreme strain and hardship imposed by this campaign, Lieutenant James W. Beebe, USNR, of 1060 Roanoke Road, San Marino, California, the plotting room off- icer, lost twenty pounds during this period. His well trained and efficiently organized crow showed the results of his careful, intelligent, untiring supervision.
The SAUFLEY also engaged enemy aircraft several times during this operation. On the afternoon of the 17th, the machine guns opened fire on two Tonys retiring over this ship from a strafing attack on the beachhead. No hits were observed and no damage was sustained. The next evening, the main battery and machine guns took 3 Tonys of. a group of more than 12 under fire, chasing them into several Helleats, who shot down at least six planes. On June 19th, one Zero took off from Tinian and proceeded to make a surprise attack on this ship. Machine gun fire soon dissuaded him, and shortly afterwards a Hellcat accounted for hin. On June 26th, the main battery, using full radar control, set fire to a Betty. Whether the plane was downed was not definitely as- certained.
The SAUFLEY departed from Saipan on August 12, 1944, for Pearl Harbor and ultimately San Francisco. She arrived at the Bethlehen Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, San Fran- cisco, California, on August 31st, after having been under- way except for rearming, refueling and provisioning for 92 days. This ship had Navy-Yard availability for the next six weeks.
The SAUFLEY left San Francisco on 19 October 1944. Af- ter participating in training exercises both at San Diego and Pearl Harbor, the SAUFLEY reported to Commander Seventh Fleet whose forces she joined at Leyte Gulf on 20 November.
For the next eleven days, the SAUFLEY operated both with the main body of the covering force and on patrol stations. Many red alerts combined with a negligible fighter cover of several P-38's a few hours a day gave ships an excellent opportunity to destroy enemy planes. On the 22nd and 24th enemy planes were taken under fire without results.
Shortly before noon on the 27th the main covering force was attacked by about 15 planes. While the main battery shot down a dive-bomber on the port bow at which several ships were firing, the machine guns shot down a dive-bombor on the star- board bow, a sure kill. Shortly thereafter, the main battery tracked a torpedo plane coming in with target angle zero and opened fire at maximum effective range. The plane began to smoke at 6,000 yards and crashed into the water at 4,000 yards. Many hits were observed.
on the night of the 27th, accompanied by Destroyer Division FORTY THREE, this ship proceeded to Ormoc Bay, and participated in the first destroyer sweep of Ormoc Bay for the purpose of destroying enemy shipping which night be attempting to land roinforcements on the West Coast of Leyte. Our predetermined speed was 30 knots. Visibility was extrome- ly poor. Slowing speed to 20 knots SAUFLEY fired 120 rounds of 5"/38 AA Common on predetermined target with unobserved results. Upon completion of bombardment, the division made a sweep westward into the Camotes sea. At 2313 a PBY on patrol reported an enemy submarine approachine Ormoc Bay. Soon thereafter the RENSHAW picked up a surface target which was immediately confirmed by the SAUFLEY; range was 6 miles. The RENSHAW opened fire followed by the SAUFLEY at a range of 3 miles. Submarine was taken by surprise and commenced radical maneuvers. Starshell illumination afforded optical gun control. Soon after all ships commenced firing 40MM, the submarine returned fire with machine guns. Fire was ceased as it became apparent the WALLER was going to ram the sub- marine. The WALLER circled the submarine and the Division Commander reported that the submarine sank stern first. All ships were given credit for definitely sinking the submarine.
on 29 November the SAUFLEY was patrolling between Homonhon and Dinagat Islands at the entrance to Leyte Gulf. The U.S.S. AULICK was in the same station about 4 miles away. The condition was "flash white" and the ceiling was less than 1,000 feet. At 1752 the AULICK commenced firing with her machine guns. Immediately thereafter, a VAL was seen making a run on the SAUFLEY. The ship turned hard left and went to flanking speed. This deception plus the fact the plane was hit with ship's gunfire resulted in the plano with bomb load intact crashing close aboard to starboard, causing an explosion which inflicted considerable damage to starboard side forward. All engines were stopped to prevent further damage to hull in case of flooding. The ship again went to flank speed as a Zero commenced run from port quarter. The port machine gun battery put the Zoro in flames, the ship was turned hard right, and the plane crashed along the port side. About three minutes later another Val approaching from astern was taken under fire as ship turned left. Plane released its bombs which flew be- tween the stocks exploding close aboard to starboard, causing injury to personnel in that area. This Val was believed to be hit as it flew over the ship, caught fire and crashed 50 yards off the starboard bow. All three planes cane down in about 60 degree dives through the very low ceiling so that extreme visual range was loss than 2,000 yards in each case. They all strafed, but without success.
One man was lost over the side and twenty-six men received minor injuries; none, however, being hospitalized. The injured were: ALLEN, Raynond W., Lt. (jg) EABON, Anthony J. Slc BOYES, Jon L., Lt. (jg) ENGLEHARDT, Joseph, MM3c SMITH, Douglas R., Mach. HORN, Edward N., Cox ALARID, Alfonso "B", Slc JONES, Robert "E" "L", MMlc BAILEY, Lowis F., Flc LEE, Ernest F., Slc CYR, Arthur (n), GM3c LYON, Lloyd L., Slc DACE, Goorge W., Cox MC CULLOUGH, C.H., S2c DALOIA, Frank T., SC2c PARKER, Andy L., S2c DEVINE, Francis J., Y3c PHIPPS, Lloyd C., Slc DIBENEDETTO, Janes A. Slc PIZZO, Anthony B., S2c DONATO, Maury G., Slc SWAN, Robert H., MMlc DOUGHER, Albort J., Flc WATTS, Carl "G", S2c DUPREY, Janes (n), GM3c WILSON, James H., Slc
As a result of the attack, the SAUFLEY suffered considerable hull damage on the starboard side of the bow just below the waterline and ninor damage on the port side of main deck and superstructure deck below the bridge. The watertight integrity of the shell was not impaired. The AULICK was under attack by three suicide planes at the same time, and suffered con- siderable damage and loss of life.
According to all available information, this was the first concerted suicide attack on a picket ship. Persistent firing by the alert, well-disciplined machine-gun crews com- bined with well-tined hard turns and changes of speed were an unbeatable combination. The Commanding Officer, Connander Dale E. COCHRAN at the conn should be credited with saving the ship by naneuvering while Lieutenänt (jg) Daniel B. MICHIE, Jr., USNR of Washington Lane and Panther Road, Rydal, Penna., Machine Gun Control Officer and Gunner B. H. BISHOP, U.S.N., 501 Street, Bentonville, Arkansas, Assistant Machine Gun Control Officer undoubtedly sparked their gun crews to do the most damage. Individual acts of heroism were connonplace.
On 2 December, the SAUFLEY departed for Manus Island, Admiralty Islands to effect repairs of battle damage.
This ship proceeded independently fron Manus on 1 Jan- uary 1945 to pick up intelligence photographs at Hollandia, Now Guinea and rendezvous with the Lingayen Attack Force enroute to the objective area.
During evening twilight on the 8th, the fornation was attacked by about 8 planes, 4 of which were seen to be shot down by friendly fighters. One Val on our port quarter was taken under fire by all batteries. He circled astern in a steep dive so that the main battery had to check fire because the bearing was not clear. The machine guns followed him down to a position angle of 15. degree when check fire was given. At about the sane time, the transports connenced fir- ing. HC crashed about 100 yards astern of the nearest trans- port. The evaluation was at least a sure assist because of our heavier and more accurate fire.
The SAUFLEY screened the initial landing at Lingayen in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon on 8 January. Shortly after sunset, this ship simultaneously took two planes under fire without results.
The next norning, a Val cane in from the port quarter, circled the ship, and then made a shallow suicide divo from the port bean. Many hits by the mchine guns were observed, and the plane crashed in the water close aboard to starboard.
on January 12, the SAUFLEY fired at two planes without results that afternoon, this ship departed from Lingayen and proceeded to Leyte Gulf as screening ship for returning trans- ports. The next day, enroute, the SAUFLEY rescued one man who had been thrown overboard by a suicide crash in the U.S.S. ZEILIN.
After escorting a convoy to Morotai and then back to Leyte, the SAUFLEY escorted the CGC INGHAM to the Subic Bay beachhead, and arrived there on 31 January. The same day, this ship proceeded to the Nasugbu landing to serve as screen- ing vessel. On the morning of 1 February the SAUFLEY sank an attacking "Q" boat. Later the same morning, this ship neutralized a Japanese pocket of resistance with the main battery.
The Connanding Officer was Officer in Tactical Connand of a resupply echelon to Nasugbu on the 7th and 8th. The SAUFLEY evacuated 8 wounded to Mindoro.
In Subic Bay, on 12 February Lieutenant Connander Fran- cis W. SILK, U.S. Navy relieved Connander Dale E. COCHRAN, U.S. Navy as Conmonding Officer, U.S.S. SAUFLEY.
The SAUFLEY participated in the initial landings and the occupation of Mariveles, Bataan and Corregidor Island. After the landing at Mariveles on the 15th this ship delivered counter battery fire on Caballo while covering ninesweepers. That night, this ship supplied interdiction fire on the roads leading to Mariveles. The next day, the SAUFLEY covered the landings on Corregidor.
Between the 18th and 26th of February, expending 2700 rounds of 5"/38, 70 starshells, and about 2500 rounds of 40MM ammunition, the SAUFLEY engaged in 10 shore bonbardments and 3 starshell harrassing missions on Corregidor.
An active Japanese 75MM, numerous caves and pill boxes, a Q-boat, and two barges were destroyed, and many enery troop concentrations were neutralized. On one day alone, the spotter on the beach reported that this ship's fire had sealed up 20 caves and killed 159 Japs who had already come out of the caves.
The SAUFLEY steamed through mined waters several times and on one day anchored about 500 yards off Monkey Point to deliver the fire the Army needed. The Commanding officer, Lt. Condr. F. W. SILK, USN, was commended by Connander Des- troyer Division 46 for the excellent performance of his ship during this operation.
on 1 March, the SAUFLEY conducted a pre-H hour shore bombardment of Tilic Town, Lubang Island, Philippine Islands. This ship was flagship for the Lubang operation.
After a four-day availability alongside the U.S.S. DOBBIN in Subic Bay, the SAUFLEY went to Mindoro to join the Zanboanga attack force as a screening ship. During the Zan- boanga operation, the SAUFLEY on 16 March, screened the Basilan Attack Unit and bombarded Lanitan Town before the landing.
On 24 March, the SAUFLEY became flagship of the Commander Sulu Attack Group and the Senior Officer Present Afloat at Zamboanga. Until 21 April, this ship was anchored at Zamboanga except during the Sanga Sanga and Jolo operations in which the SAUFLEY served as flagship, screening vessel, and covering vessel. The landing on Sanga Sanga was made on 2 April. That afternoon, the SAUFLEY and several other vessels near the beach were fired upon by Jap machine guns. No counter battery fire was delivered, because the extent of our patrols was not known.
From 8 April to 11 April the SAUFLEY participated in the attack on Jolo. On the 9th, this ship delivered a pre H-hour bombardment. The next day, this ship silenced a Jap- anese gun emplocement during a bombardment.
From 22 April to 2 May, the SAUFLEY was anchored in Tawi Tawi Bay, Sulu Archipelago with Connander of Sulu Attack Group on board in charge of sweeping operations.
This ship then went to Morotai, Halmahera Group and spent the next two weeks escorting convoys between Leyte and Morotai. The SAUFLEY received tender availability along- side the U.S.S. WHITNEY from 21 May to 28 May to effect struc- tural repairs. On 3 June the SAUFLEY loft Morotai with a convoy to Brunci Bay, British North Bornoo. This ship screened unloading operations at the objective area on 15 June and then proceeded to the Miri-Lutong area to cover nine-sweep- ing operations. Three days later the SAUFLEY left for Morotai.
On 26 June, the SAUFLEY departed with the attack force for Balikpapan. She served both in screening and fire-support assignments. During 7 shore bonbardments and 2 star-shell missions, this ship expended over 1000 rounds of 5"/38 annun- ition. Many machine gun and coastal-defense-gun enplacements were destroyed, and several harrassing and interdiction missions were accomplished. This ship departed for Morotai on 19 July.
The SAUFLEY went to Leyte from Morotai and remained in the Leyte area until 5 August when the ship left for Ulithi, Caroline Islands to report to Connander Marianas Group for escort duty because of the submarine menace in the area at that time. The last week of the war was spent escorting ships between Ulithi and Leyte.
on 25 August the SAUFLEY reported to the Connander Yangtze Patrol Force in Subic Bay for duty. This ship arrived at the Saddle Islands, China on 9 September. The Connanding Officer, Lt. Condr. F. W. SILK, was in charge of nine sweepers clearing the approaches to the Yangtze River nouth. This ship served as mine destruction vessel as well. On 26 September, the SAUFLEY left for a week's liberty in Shanghai-- the first liberty since October, 1944.
The SAUFLEY then went to Tinghai, Chusan Archipelago to assist the Chinese Governor to effect the surrender of 2700 Japanese. Officers of the SAUFLEY made a thorough in- vestigation of all installations and then insured that the orders given by their Commanding officer, Lt. Condr. SILK, to the Japanese were carried out. All large guns were ron- dered inoperative, and all portable arns and annunition were assembled and put under guard. The Japs thenselves were interned in a Fishing School and the buildings near the airstrip.
Between 26 October and 4 November, the SAUFLEY had a recreation period and was the first DD to have a Ship's Party in Shanghai.
During November the SAUFLEY served as Harbor Entrance Control Vessel at the mouth of the Yangtze and made one nail run between Okinawa and Shanghai.
Successive Commanding Officers and their home addresses:
| Name | Rank | Award |
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BROWN, Bert F.
2270 Sunnyside Ave.
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Comdr. U.S. Navy | Silver Star. Commanding Officer during New George Campaign. |
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COCHRAN, Dale E.
128 Garces Drive
Parknerced
San Francisco, CA
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Lt. Comdr. U.S. Navy | Legion of Merit. Commanding Officer 12/1/43 to 8/10/44 |
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MARSHALL, James M.
130 Grandview Rd.
Ardnore, Penn.
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Lieut. USNR | Letter of Commendation. Gunnery Officer during Saipan-Tinian shore bombardment. |
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MC ADAMS, Janes H.
1315 Ridenbaugh St.
St. Joseph, Missouri
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Rad.Elec. USNR | Letter of Commendation. Excellent radio maintenance during shore borbardments Marianas |
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SILK, Francis W.
2010 Kalorana Rd. N.W.
Washington, D. C.
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Lt.Comdr. U.S. Navy | Bronze Star. Connanding Officer during Borneo operations. |
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STOUGHTON, Howard, Jr.
76 Bellvale Road
Mountain Lakes., N.J.
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Lieut. USNR | Letter of Commendation. Navigator during Saipan-Tinian shore bonbardment. |
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CZECHOWSKI, Edward M.
209 Spruce St.
Reading, Pa.
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Slc USNR | Letter of Commendation. 20MM gunner 11/29/44. |
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DAY, Edward L.
Holly St.
Great Falls, S. C.
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GM3c USNR | Letter of Commendation. 20 MM gunner 11/29/44. |
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DOUGHTY, Eugene R.
40 Bunnybank Rd.
South Portland, Maine
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SSM(L)3c USNR | Letter of Commendation. 20MM gunner 11/29/44. |
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DUPREY, Janes (n)
60 Esther St.
Worcester, Mass.
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GM3c USNR | Letter of Commendation. 40MM gun captain 11/29/44. |
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EABON, Anthony J.
2621 E. 115th St.
Cloveland, Ohio
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Slc U.S. Navy | Letter of Commendation. 40MM loader who performed his duties ofter having a broken finger 11/29/44. |
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LARNED, John J.
173 Waterman Ave.
East Providence, R.I.
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FC2c USNR | Letter of Commendation. Rangefinder operator shore combandments Marianas |
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RETTGERS, Robert E.
128 W. Pike St.
Reading, Penna.
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FClc, USN | Letter of Commendation. Excellent standard of maintenance fire control equipment shore bornbardments Marianas. |
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TREAT, Marshall E.
1047 W-73 St.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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FClc USNR | Letter of Commendation. Computer operator shore bonbardnents Marianas. |