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Ships Named for U.S. Marine and Navy Medical Raider Heroes
(1-2,p45-46)
Ship Rank Unit Highest Award
DE-575 USS AHRENS PFC Edward H. AHRENS lA NC KIA-7Aug42
APD-117 USSAUMAN Pvt Joseph M. AUMAN 2E NC KIA-l 1 Nov42
DD-713 USS BAILEY Maj Kenneth D. BAILEY lC MoH KIA-27Sep42
APD-39 USS BARR PFC Woodrow W. BARR lC SS KIA-7Aug42
APD-136 USS CARPELLOTTI PFC Louis J. CARPELLOTTI lD SS KIA-9Oct42
DE-450 USS CONNOLLY Cpl Joseph E. CONNOLLY lA NC KIA-Aug42
APD-130 USS COOK Sgt Dallas H. COOK 2B NC MIA- l8Aug42
DD-946 USS EDSON MajGen MerrittA. EDSON lHq MoH D. 14Aug55
DD-829 USS Myles G. FOX lstLt Myles C. FOX 1E NC KIA-8Aug42
DE-367 USS FRENCH Cpl Neldon T. FRENCH 1A NC KIA-9Oct42
DE-508 USS GILLIGAN Pvt John J. GILLIGAN, Jr. 1EA SS KIA-8Aug42
DE-444 USS GOSS MGun Angus R. GOSS lHq NC KIA-20Ju143
DD- 783 USS GURKE PFC Henry GURKE 3M MoH KIA-9Nov43
DD-712 USSGYATT Pvt Edward E. GYATT lA SS KIA-7Aug42
DE-449 USS HANNA Pvt William T. HANNA 1AD NC KIA-90ct42
DE-510 USS HEYLIGER PFC George HEYLIGER lD NC KIA-9Oct42
DE-583 USS Geo. A. JOHNSON Pvt George A. JOHNSON 1B SS KIA-l0Aug42
DE-348 USS KEY lstLt Eugene M. KEY lB NC KIA-7Aug42
DE-577 USS LUKE PISgt AlexanderJ. LUKE 1E SS KIA-7Aug42
DD-860 USS McCAFFERY LtCol Joseph P. McCAFFERY 2Hq NC KIA-INov43
DE-410 USS Jack MILLER 1stLt Jack MILLER 2A NC KIA-3Dec42
DE-587 USS NICKEL Pvt Thomas F. NICKEL IB SS KIA- 7 Aug42
DE-578 USS PAINE Pvt Robert I. PAINE lC SS KIA-7Aug42
T-KAR-313 USS RED CLOUD Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. MoH KIA- 5 Nov50
DD-863 USS STEINAKER PFC Donald B. STEINAKER lA NC KIA-90ct42
DE-203 USS THOMASON Sgt Clyde THOMASON 2A MoH KIA-17Aug42
DD-72 1 USS THOMPSON Sgt Woodrow R. THOMPSON 1A NC KIA-90ct42
APD-I29 USS WOLF Sgt Donald W. WOLF 1DA NC KIA-90ct42
NA VY MEDICAL PERSONNEL SERVING WITH THE RAIDERS
DE-IS3 USS Samuel S. MILES Lt(JG)(MC) SamuelS. MILES 1Hq SS KIA-7Aug42
DE-369 USS PARKER PhMI Thaddeus PARKER 1Hq NC KIA-20Ju143
There were a total of 111 U.S. Navy ships named for U.S. Marine heroes of WWII.
A disproportionate number (27%) were named for U. S. Marines and attached Navy medical heroes. Of this total, 29 ships were named for WWII U.S. Marine Raider heroes; two were named for Navy Medical heroes serving with the Raiders.
MoH - Medal of Honor
NC - Navy Cross
SS - Silver Star
1 A-1st Battalion, A Company
3M - 3rd Battalion, M Company
2Hq - 2nd Battalion, Headquarters Company etc.
KIA - Killed in Action
MIA - Missing in Action
D. - Died
Modified from - Researched and Compiled by: Jerome J. C. Beau, Major, USMC (Ret.), "B" "K" Co., 3rd Marine Raider Bn.
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