Woody commanded USS Ukiah (PC-1251) a Submarine Chaser and saw combat in the Palau Island invasion. -- Control Submarine Chaser, PC-1251. Woody commanded USS Ukiah (PC-1251) a Submarine Chaser and saw combat in the Marianas and Palau (Peleliu) Island invasion during Operations Stalemate II and Forager.The ship was originally classified as PC and changed to PCC in 1945, and it would appear that Woody commanded the ship before 1945. From NavSourceOnline:Ukiah (PCC 1251) ex-PCC-1251 ex-PC-1251 Call sign: November - Delta - Charlie - India PC-461 Class of Submarine Chaser: Laid down 8 June 1942 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX Launched 12 September 1942 Commissioned USS PC-1251, 27 February 1943 Reclassified as a Control Submarine Chaser, PCC-1251, 20 August 1945.