Hadley, Hugh William, CDR

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Last Rank
Commander
Last Primary NEC
112X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Submarine Warfare
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1942-1942, USS Little (APD-4)
Service Years
1922 - 1942
Commander Commander

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Home State
Oregon
Oregon
 Year of Birth
1900
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Moro, OR		 Last Address
USS Little in the Pacific.

Remembered at the
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines & at the Odd Fellows Cemetery
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon.
Casualty Date
Sep 05, 1942		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Pacific Ocean		 Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Buried at Sea - N/A, Pacific Ocean		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Lost at Sea off Guadalcanal with the USS Little
Military Service Number
57 581

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  1942-1942, USS Little (APD-4)

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USS Little (APD-4) Unit Page

Rank
Commander
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 USS Little (APD-4) Details

USS Little (APD-4)

Hull number DD-79 / APD-4

USS Little (APD-4)
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USS Little (DD-79) (1920 - 1940)
USS Little (Destroyer #79) (1918 - 1920)


Wickes Class Destroyer:
  • Laid down, 18 June 1917, at Fore River Ship Building Co, Quincy, MA.
  • Launched, 11 November 1917
  • Commissioned USS Little (Destroyer No. 79), 6 April 1918, CDR. Joseph K. Taussig in command
  • Designated (DD-79), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 5 July 1922
  • Converted to a High-speed Transport
  • Recommissioned USS Little (APD-4), 4 November 1940, LCDR. K. Earl in command
  • During WWII USS Little (APD-4) was assigned to Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Commander South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area:
  • Final Disposition, lost to enemy action off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, sunk by Japanese destroyers, 4 September 1942
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS Little earned two battle stars for World War II service
 
                                            Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
Guadalcanal - Tulagi landings, 7 to 9 August 1942 Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal, 4 to 5 September 1942
 


Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Wickes-class
Strength
Auxiliary

Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Dec 2, 2021
   
   
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USS LITTLE (APD 4)
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5 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Little (APD-4)
Lofberg, Gus Brynolf, LCDR, (1927-1942) Lieutenant Commander
Dunwell, Paul F., PO2, (1936-1942) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Dolan, Arthur James, PO3, (1939-1942) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Bowen, James, F1c, (1940-1943) F1c F1c-0000 Fireman First Class
French, Charles Jackson, S1c, (1937-1945) Mess Attendant Second Class

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