Marshall (DD 676) - Naval Cruise Book

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j vJ MT (j SHIP ' S HISTORY The MARSHALL was built by the Federal Ship Building Company at Kearney, New Jersey and first commissioned 16 October 1943 at Navy Yard, New York. She is a Fletcher class destroyer, is 376 feet long, has a beam of 39 feet, and a displacement of 2100 tons. She is named for the late Lieutenant Com- mander Thomas Worth MARSHALL, Jr. During her shakedown cruise to Bermuda, she re- ceived orders and proceeded to rendezvous with the USS IOWA in the Atlantic and escorted President Roosevelt back from his historic Big Three confer- ence at Casablanca. In January 1944 the MARSHALL departed New York for duty in the Pacific. She joined our combatant forces and operated with the famed Task Force 58 and for the next 14 months struck tell- ing blows against the Japanese Empire. As a unit of fast carrier task force screens MARSHALL partici- pated in strikes against Wake, Hollandia and num- erous other islands, and helped write naval history in battles such as the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. While supporting the Palau land- ings, she joined the navy elite by capturing 44 Japa- nese prisoners — survivors from the Japanese cruiser Nateri sunk by a US submarine. In June 1945 she returned to the states, after travel- ing more than 175,000 miles at an average speed of 17 knots, had participated in 30 engagements and eight star campaigns, rescued 21 allied airmen and aided in downing 5 enemy planes. In January 1946 the mighty M joined the moth ball fleet at San Diego, California. It wasn ' t long before her second life began, and five years later in April 1951 the MARSHALL was shaking the moth balls out and joined Task Force 77 in August 1951, screening the big carriers as they dealt crippling blows at the Communist forces in Korea.

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USS MARSHALL DD-676 WESTPAC CRUISE MARCH 1956- SEPTEMBER 1956 PORTS OF CALL Pearl Harbor, T.H. Kwajalein Island Sydney, Australia Manus, Admiralty Islands Subic Bay, Philippines Buckner Bay, Okinawa Hong Kong, China Kaoshiung, Formosa Manila, Philippines Yokosuka, Japan Kure, Japan Midway Island OCEANS AND SEAS Pacific Ocean Celebes Sea Tasman Sea Sulu Sea Coral Sea East China Sea Philippine Sea South China Sea

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After her initial duty in the new Pacific war zone, she patroled the Formosa Straits. In November 1951 she returned to Korea waters as a unit of the United Nations Blockade and Escort Force. In two months she pumped more than 7,000 shells into Red shore installations, inflicting an estimated 600 casualties and numerous destructions. Finally in March 1952, eight and one half years after first being commissioned the MARSHALL re- turned to San Diego to undergo her first complete overhaul. After 7 months in the states she began operations with Task Force 77 as a member of Des- Div 171, again striking against Communist forces. In November 1952, the MARSHALL joined Task Force 95 in the bombardment of Wonsan Harbor, and was on Formosa Patrol when President Eisenhower withdrew the 7th fleet from the area. Returning stateside in May 1953 for overhaul and leave, she remained until December then headed westward for another tour in the Far East. Arriving back in San Diego after having steamed some 43,000 miles with ports of call including, Pear Harbor, T.H., Midway, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Subic Bay and Hong Kong, she proceeded to Vallejo, California for ship- yard overhaul. She completed her overhaul in October 1954 and after an extensive training period in the San Diego area she departed once more for the Far East. After visits to Japan, she and other members of DesDiv 171 made a good will visit to Bangkok, Thailand which proved interesting to all hands. Upon leaving Bangkok, once again the MAR- SHALL served on the Formosa Straits Patrol before returning to San Diego in September 1955. After six months of extensive training and up-keep in San Diego area, the mighty M was once again headed for the Far East to begin her fifth cruise since recommissioning, leaving San Diego on March 12, 1956.