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Casualty Info
Home Town Gardenville, PA
Last Address Danboro, PA
Casualty Date Jan 04, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Doylestown Cemetary - Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Launched: 27 May 1939
Commissioned: 25 April 1940
Decommissioned: 15 June 1982
Struck: 15 June 1982
Honors and
awards: 5 battle stars for Korean War service
Fate: sold for scrapping
General characteristics
Displacement: 9,450 tons
Length: 530 ft 6 in (161.70 m)
Beam: 73 ft 3 in (22.33 m)
Draught: 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Propulsion: Steam
Speed: 18 kts
Complement: 1262
Armament: 4 x 5"/38 calHull number AD-14