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USS COLLETT – Timeline & Shipmates of 1943-45
(Compiled
with the help of many COLLETT shipmates)
Overview of 1943-1945 The USS COLLETT
is
named in honor of LCDR John Austin COLLETT, a naval aviator whose aircraft
was lost in the fierce battle of Santa Cruz in the Pacific in
October 1942. Keel
was laid by the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine on 16 Oct 1943 as
a 2200-ton Sumner class destroyer; 376 feet in length, 40 feet
abeam.
USS COLLETT was commissioned on
16 May 1944
at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. An active ship of
the fleet, COLLETT saw action in WWII
providing gunfire support, radar picket patrol, anti-submarine
patrol, and carrier escort.
After initial shakedown and training periods, COLLETT headed for the
Pacific, reaching the war zone in early November 1944.
The ship remained in the war providing gunfire support,
radar picket patrol, anti-submarine patrol, and carrier escort
and protection, all with the 3rd and 5th Fleet.
As a unit of the 3rd and 5th Fleets, COLLETT saw action
in the battle of Okinawa, the occupation of Iwo Jima, the
neutralization of Japanese air power in the P.I., and the final
operations off the home islands of Japan. –
(per
“Welcome Aboard” Brochures and Cruise Books)
In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt has been President since
1933 and remains so until he dies in 1945.
In 1945, Harry S. Truman becomes President and remains so
until 1953.
Shipmates & Timelines To view a list
of shipmates or the timeline for a given year, move your cursor
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