USS Aaron Ward DM-34 |
Type: |
Destroyer/Minelayer |
Class: |
Robert H. Smith |
Builder: |
Bethlehem Steel Corp. San Pedro, California, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
DM-34 |
Ordered: |
August 7, 1942 |
Commissioned: |
October 28, 1944 |
Keel Laid: |
December 12, 1943 |
Decommissioned: |
September 28, 1945 |
Launched: |
May 5, 1944 |
Stricken: |
October 11, 1945 |
Fate: |
Scrapped in 1946. (Hit by six Kamikaze aircraft on May 3, 1945 off Okinawa, 42 men killed (Roll of Honor), sailed to USA, but never returned to active service.) |
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Notes: |
Laid down as DD-773. |
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Named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USN (1851-1918). |
Commanding Officers
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From |
To
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Name |
Oct. 28, 1944 |
Sept. 28, 1945 |
Commander William Henry Sanders, Jr., USN |
Awards |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
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Presidential Unit Citation (May 3, 1945 Vicinity of Okinawa) |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 Battle Stars) |
From |
To |
Operation |
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July 8, 1944 |
July 12, 1944 |
Leyte operation: Ormoc Bay landings |
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Mar. 25, 1945 |
June 11, 1945 |
Okinawa operation: Assault and occupation of Okinawa |
World War II Victory Medal |
Class Overview |
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Page published Mar. 25, 2017 |