Wedderburn (DD 684) - Naval Cruise Book

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S S WEDDERBURN WESTPAC CRUISE 1960 USS WEDDERBURN was commissioned on March 9, 1944, at San Francisco, California. It was commissionedin honor of the memory of Charles Foster Wedderburn, Lieutenant Junior Grade, U. S. Navy. LTJ G Wedderburn was ldlled in action on USS CHA UNCY while on European Patrol on November 19, 1917. WEDDERBURN sup- ported the landing and occupation of Guam, participated on strikes on Palau, Mindoro, Luzon, and the Visayan areas. She Supported the landings on Leyte and took part in the battle of Cape Ellgano- She was in on the first strikes on Formosa and the Ryukus and later supported in the Lingayen Gulf landings. She supported the landings onlwo Jima and the strikes on Tokyo. Later she bombarded Okina- wa. During the last stages of the war she joined as a radar picket for Task Force 38. After the war she joined the reserve fleet but was recalled to active duty in May of 1950 for reserve training duty- She was re-commissioned on 21 November 1950 and joined the De- stroyer Force ofthe Pacific Fleet in January 1951. She was reacti-

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