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I2ADPol2D foo -may 1 , ,sun ...Q- ff'-X - ... . .Qt . .ff .aaa-., . A DEDICAU ON ln the modern Navy of today, there are two types of ships that may be called indispensable- the destroyer and the submarine. Which is more important is not the point, as they are equally indispensable. The men of the RADFORD are concerned with both-but more so with destroyers, as destroy ers are their home and their life. The RADFORD is a famous and justly proud ship. She is also a versatile ship, capable of detecting and destroying the silent killer of the ocean's depths, providing gun-fire support of amphibious landings, carrying supplies and men to trouble spots , or rescuing the unfortunate victims of the sea's Wrath. To operate such a ship requires the highest level of training, endurance and morale. The destroyerman is a special breed. He is expected to excell in the routine, and accomplish the impossible. lt is to the men of the RADFGRD that this book is dedicated. Q4 DEPARTMF 3 Q JUN 0 1964 LIBRARY

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HISTORY OF UQQ I2ADFOI2D fDD -446, Th 'cious career of USS RADFORD QDD-4461 began late in 1941, when her keel was laid e auspi on 2 October at Kearney, New jersey. The ship was named after Rear Admiral William Radford, a hero of the Mexican and Civil War. 1 1942 t the New York Navy Yard, and Lieutenant Comman- RADFORD was commissioned on 21 ju y a der William Romoser, USN, assumed command. RADFORD'S first taste of combat was the shore bombardment of Japanese positions off Guadal- canal on 19 January. One month later, she shot down her first plane, a bomber, near Guadal- canal. During the months of june and july, RADFORD participated in bombardments and landings at Rendova and New Georgia Islands. During these two months, RADFORD was credited with n five enem aircraft sinking one submarine and, in company with USS NICHOLAS , shooting dow y , , rescuing the majority of the survivors of the cruiser HELENA. In November, RADFORD sank another submarine with a new skipper, Commander G. E. Griggs, at the helm. For the remainder of the war, RADFORD participated in several major invasions, contributing her gunfire support and AA cover. On 13 February 1945, RADFORD struck a mine off Bataan, putting an end to her combatant days. She sa iled for Mare Island Naval Shipyard, remaining there until the end of the war. In addition to her many battle stars, RADFORD was awarded the highest honor given to a com- batant ship, the Presidential Unit Citation. After the war., RADFORD was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Francisco. In her wake she left a brilliant and enviable war record. After spending two years in mothballs, RADFORD was converted to an escort destroyer, and was recommissioned in October, 1949. 3