Cowell (DD 547) - Naval Cruise Book

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7 ,,,.,. -i-W--i...i., HISTORY OF THE 'U.S.S. COWELL lDD-547I ' IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE COWE LL 23 August I943 - Commissioned San Pedro, California. . I 28 October I943 - Departed for Pearl Harbor to take her place in the Pacific Fleet. I December I943 - Participated in gun strike on Nauru. I, 2, 3 February I944 - Eniwetok gun strike - all enemy gun installations were completely destroyed. ' I6 February I944 - Launched first gun strike against. Truk. I 2I February I944 - Attacked by enemy torpedo planes. .30 March I944 - Participated in first strike on the island of Palau. 30 April I944 - Short bombardment of Shtawan lsla-nd. I9 May I944 - Attack on 'Wake Island. 24 June I944 - Attack on lwo Jima. I3 July I944 - Underwent particularly heavy torpedo attack. We accounted for the destruc- . tion of four enemy planes. I6 July I944 -- Underwent another Torpedo attack, shot down one plane. 2I September I944 - Launched strikes against Manila and Subic Bay. I April I945 - Operation, capture and occupation of Okinawa. 3 May I945 - Destroyed three enemy planes making suicide attacks on us. 24 May I945 - Fired at and destroyed two high speed surface contacts. 20 June I945 - Our nine weeks of fighter director radar picket were terminated. We had this assig-nment since the be in ' f h g ning o t e Okinawa campaign to the end of organized resistance. During this period we had disposed of thirty-eight enemy aircraft. The COWELL' was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for this out- standing performance 25 October I945 - This ship was the first of the occupation vessels to enter the harbor at Hon- shu, Japan. 22 July I946 - Decommissioned San Pedro, California. 4 2I September I95I - COWELL was recommissioned and Commander Roger W. Paine, Jr., as- sumed command. 4 January I952 - COWELL transferred to Atlantic Fleet. February and March I952 - Made Carribean Cruise. April-July I952 - Overhaul Boston Navy Yard. August-September I952 - Refresher Training, Guantanamo, Cuba. 7 January I953 D - eparted for Far East. 22 August I953 - Arrived Norfolk, Va., after completion of world cruise,

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