Ammen (DD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHEARS, VERNON VINCENT, FC2c Salt Lake City, Utah SHEPARD, SURTES GARRISON, Ja., TMIc San Diego, Calif. SIMONSON, RICHARD HARLAN, CEM St. Paul, Minn. SKILLERN, MAXIE ROSS, Slc Dayton, Tenn. SKELTON, HAROLD MAX, Slc Larned, Kansas SLAUGHTER, WILLIAM ARTHUR, Slc Hollywood, Calif. SMITH, CLIFFORD MORTON, Flc Ladysmith, Wis. SMITH, HARRY CHARLES, Flc Seattle, Wash. SMITH, NORMAN WILLIAM, RdM2c Seattle, Wash. SMITH, ROBERT HOLLY, Slc Dayton, Ohio SMITH, WILLIS ERNEST, JR., RM2c Coeur d'Alene, Idaho SPAGNOLO, SALVATORE JOSEPH, FC3c Philadelphia, Pa. SPEICHER, JOSEPH NICHOLAS, F2c David City, Mo. SPROUSE, THOMAS BURTON, JR., WTlc Baltimore, Md. SQUIRES, FREDDY BROWN, Slc Charleston, W. Va. STACKHOUSE, HORWITZ DEARN, CTM Newport, R. I. STRINGFIELD, ROY WALTER, JR., S2c Wartburg, Tenn. STEINER, WALDO WILLARD, F2c Grangeville, Idaho STEWART, CHARLES ROBERT, Slc Kansas City, Mo. STEWART, LLOYD ARNOLD, CEM Glendale, Calif. STIFFLER, EDWIN HAROLD, Ylc Rochester, N. Y. STOCKTON, HARRY DWIGHT, MM1c Dallas, Texas STOLL, CLYDE, CHESTER, Slc Nebraska City, Nebr. STOUT, STANLEY EVANS, FCO1c Kansas City, Mo. STRATTON, FRANK BELMONT, SoM2c Santa Monica, Calif. STRICKLAND, JOHN WRAYMAN, F2c St. Joseph, Mo. STUART, DONALD JOSEPH, SM1c Cincinnati, Ohio SULLIVAN, JOHN JOSEPH, QM1c Seattle, Wash. SWEENEY, RAYMOND JOSEPH, F2c Chicago, Ill. SZAREJKO, LEO STANLEY, Slc Nanticoke, Pa. TALAFUSE, CLARENCE WILSON, RT2c San Angelo, Texas TALSMA, DONALD, Slc Grand Haven, Mich. TATE, VIRGIL OTIS, Cox Charlottesville, Va. TAYLOR, DILLON ALDEEN, F2c 5 , A k. TAEIIIJR, WILLIAM HENRY, ckzc L A I , C I'f. TEE? RAYlMIJNDaBARLETT, MM3c Latah, Wash. TENNISON, JAMES JAY, GM30 S l . W h. THUJIII.-IS, RJOLAND EARL. TM2c Clay, W. Va. Planhowners THORSELL, STANLEY LAURENTZ, CBT Oakland, Calf. THURGOOD, JESSE JUNIOR, F2c Provo, Utah TICE, BILLY CHARLES, Slc Greenville, S. C. TOLBERT, JAMES ANDREW, Slc Berkley, Va. TODD, EUGENE DUNBAR, JR., MM3c St. Paul, Minn. TOLLE, GENE LESLIE, F2c Perry, Iowa TOMANEK, FREDERICK ADOLF, MM1c Peterson, N. J. TOMLINSON, WILLIS EDWARD, Slc Richmond, Va. TOMPKINS, ELMER BYRON, CMM San Francisco, Calif. TRACY, HENRY ALBERT, Slc Chippewa Falls, Wis. TRIPLETT, GEORGE VERNON, EMlc San Antonio, Texas UHLS, ARTHUR Sn, Ja., Slc URSEL, ALFRED EARL, Slc San Antonio, Texas VANDERBOSCH, CHARLES GEORGE, GM2c Chicago, Ill. VANDERGRIFT, CHARLES DEAN, F2c Greenfield, Mo. VANDERWERKEN, JOHN WARREN, Slc St. Louis, Mo. VAN LEUVEN, JAMES HENRY, Slc Pontiac, Mich. VAN RYSWYK, ROBERT LEROY, GM3c Des Moines, Iowa VERTZ, WALTER KARL, JR., PhM1c St. Louis, Mo. VONDRACEK, JAMES WILLIAM, Slc Elmira, N. Y. VOSSLER, GEORGE, CWT Charleston, S. C. WADE, DUANE LEWIS, PhM3c Des Moines, Iowa WAGNER, EARL EDWARD, S2c Pittsburgh, Pa. WAGNER, PETER, RdM3c Bismarck, N. D. WALDROP, CLYDE EARL, CQM Dallas, Texas WALLACE, JOHN CRAWFORD, S2c Newcastle, Pa. WARDWELL, KEITH ALLEN, Mlc Lansing, Mich. WARREN, HAROLD WILLIAM, Slc New York, N. Y. WARRINER, GEORGE ERICE, S2c Philadelphia, Pa. WARTERS, WALTER LOTT, MM1c . Knoxville, Tenn. WEATHERSTON, WALTER JAMES, CM3c St. Paul, Minn. WEAVER, JAMES EDWARD, QM3c Hattiesburg, Miss. WEIGHTMAN, RAYMOND EDWARD, Bkrlc Klamath Falls, Ore. WEIRICK, RAY CLARK, FC3c Albert Lea, Minn. WELCH, GEORGE. SM3c Tulsa, Okla. WELLS, ROBERT DAVID, S2c Sacramento, Calif. .Fwiydvl

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U. Is. s. AMMEN IDD 5275 Bu1lteBethl4-hem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California Keel Idillll- lNOV0lllbt'l' 1941 LilllllCll6fl -'17 September 1942 Commissioned'-I2 March 1943 COMMANDED BY Commander J. C. Daniels I2 March 1943-21 April 1943 Lt. Commander Henry Williaxils 22 April 1943--10 May 1944 Commander James H, Brown 11 May 1944-16 June 1945 Lt. Commander George Van Rogers 17 June 1945-15 April 1946 CAMPAIGN RIBBONS Navy Unit Citation American Theater Asiatic Theater STAR ENGAGEMENTS Attu., Alaska Eastern New Guinea Western New Guinea ACTION SUMMARY Shore Bombardments 19 Times under Air Attack 49 Planes shot down 21 Philippine Liberation Purple Heart World War Il Victory Medal Bismark Archipelago Leyte Occupation Okinawa ,I unto Ships Sunk 3 Mines Destroyed 6 Miles Steamed 163,842.8 DESTROYER SQUADRON 24 DESTROYER DIVISION 47 USS HUTCHINS IDD 4765 USS BEALE IDD 4715 USS BACI-IE IDD 4705 'A' USS BROWNSON IDD 5185 USS DALY IDD 5195 USS KILLEN IDD 5935 USS ANTHONY IDD 5155 ' USS WADSWORTH IDD 5165 -I Sunk ' Additions to original squadron DESTROYER DIVISION 48 USS USS USS USS USS USS BUSH IDD 5295 AMMEN IDD 5275 MULLANY IDD 5285 ABNER READ IDD 5265 ISHERWOOD IDD 5205 VAN VALKENBURG IDD 6565 F orty-Eve