Index

World War II
American Destroyer Escorts
Evarts Class (GMT)
A Study in Blueprints

Ships of class: Ships of class: USS Evarts (DE-5), USS Wyfells (DE-6), USS Griswold (DE-7), USS Steele (DE-8), USS Carlson (DE-9), USS Bebas (DE-10), USS Crouter (DE-11), USS Brennan (DE-13), USS Doherty (DE-14), USS Austin (DE-15), USS Edgar G. Chase (DE-16), USS Edward C. Daly (DE-17), USS Gilmore (DE-18), USS Burden R. Hastings (DE-19), USS Le Hardy (DE-20), USS Harold C. Thomas (DE-21), USS Wileman (DE-22), USS Charles R. Greer (DE-23), USS Whitman (DE-24), USS Wintle (DE-25), USS Dempsey (DE-26), USS Duffy (DE-27), USS Emery (ex-Eisner)(DE 28), USS Stadtfield (DE-29), USS Martin (DE-30), USS Sederstrom (Ex-Gillette)(DE-31), USS Fleming (DE-32), USS Tisdale (DE-33), USS Eisele (DE-34), USS Fair (DE-35), USS Manlove (DE-36), USS Greiner (DE-37), USS Wyman (DE-38), USS Lovering (DE-39), USS Sanders (DE-40), USS Brackett (DE-41), USS Reynolds (DE-42), USS Mitchell (DE-43), USS Donaldson (DE-44), USS Andres (DE-45), USS Decker (DE47), USS Dobler (DE-48), USS Doneff (DE-49), USS Engstrom (DE-50), USS Seid (DE-256), USS Smartt (DE-257), USS Walter S. Brown (DE-258), USS William C. Miller (DE-259), USS Cabana (DE-260), USS Dionne (DE-261), USS Canfield (DE-262), USS Deede (DE-263), USS Elden (DE-264), USS Cloues (DE-265), USS Lake (DE-301), USS Lyman (DE-302), USS Crowley (DE-303), USS Rall (DE-304), USS Halloran (DE-305), USS Connolly (DE-306), USS Finnegan (DE-307), USS O'Toole (DE-527), USS John C. Powers (DE-528), USS Mason (DE-529) and USS John M. Bermingham (DE-530).

Ships to England: HMS Bayntun (K310)(BDE-1), HMS Bazeley (K311)(BDE-2), HMS Berry (K312)(BDE-3), HMS Blackwood (K313)(BDE-4), HMS Capel (K470)(DE-266), HMS Coke (K471)(DE-267), HMS Dacers (K472)(DE-268), HMS Domett (K473)(DE-269), HMS Foley (K474)(DE-270), HMS Garlies (K475)(DE-271), HMS Gould (K476)(DE-272), HMS Grindall (K477)(DE-273), HMS Gardiner (K478)(DE-274), HMS Goodall (K479)(DE-275), HMS Goodson (K480)(DE-276), HMS Gore (K481)(DE-277), HMS Keats (K482)(DE-278), HMS Kempthorne (K483)(DE-279), HMS Kingsmill (K484)(DE-280), HMS Lawford (K514)(DE-516), HMS Louis (K515)(DE-517), HMS Lawson (K516)(DE-518), HMS Pasley (K564)(DE-519), HMS Loring (K565)(DE-520), HMS Hoste (K566)(DE-521), HMS Moorsom (K567)(DE-522), HMS Manners (K568)(DE-523), HMS Mounsey (K569)(DE-524), HMS Inglis (K570)(DE-525) and HMS Inman (K571)(DE-526).

Andres, Eric T., Ensign, pg. 2
AO-23, pg. 10
AP-50, pg. 11
APD-3, pg. 4, 7
APD-47, pg. 7
Austin, John Arnold, Chief Carpenter, pg. 2
BB-37, pg. 2, 7, 14
BB-39, pg. 3, 6
BDE-1, pg. 2
BDE-2, pg. 2
BDE-3, pg. 2
BDE-4, pg. 2
BDE-5, pg. 7
BDE-6, pg. 14
BDE-8, pg. 13
BDE-9, pg. 3
BDE-10, pg. 2
BDE-11, pg. 4
BDE-12, pg. 3
BDE-14, pg. 5
BDE-15, pg. 2
BDE-16, pg. 6
BDE-17, pg. 6
BDE-21, pg. 9
BDE-22, pg. 13
BDE-23, pg. 3
BDE-24, pg. 13
BDE-25, pg. 14
BDE-26, pg. 4
BDE-27, pg. 6
BDE-28, pg. 6
BDE-29, pg. 12
BDE-30, pg. 11
BDE-33, pg. 13
BDE-34, pg. 6
BDE-36, pg. 10
BDE-37, pg. 8
BDE-38, pg. 14
BDE-39, pg. 10
BDE-40, pg. 12
BDE-42, pg. 11
BDE-43, pg. 11
BDE-44, pg. 5
BDE-45, pg. 2
BDE-46, pg. 5
BDE-47, pg. 4
BDE-48, pg. 5
BDE-49, pg. 5
BDE-50, pg. 7
Bebas, Gus George, pg. 2
Bermingham, John Michael, Lt. Commander, pg. 9
Brackett, Bruce Godfrey, Naval Aviator, pg. 2
Brennan, John Joseph, Ensign, pg. 2
Brown, Walter Scott, Aviation Machinists' Mate 2nd class, pg. 13
CA-24, pg. 5
CA-26, pg. 5, 7
CA-34, pg. 2, 10
CA-38, pg. 6, 14
CA-44, pg. 4
Cabana, Napoleon Joseph, Machinist, pg. 3
Canfield, Leon William, Ensign, pg. 3
Carlson, Daniel William, Chief Machinest's Mate, pg. 3
Chase, Edgar G., Lt. Commander, pg. 6
CL-47, pg. 7
Clouses, Edward Blanchard, pg. 3
Connolly, John Gaynor, Chief Pay Clerk, pg. 4
Crouter, Mark Hanna, pg. 4
Crowley, Thomas Ewing, Lieutenant Commander, (Assistant Dental Surgeon), pg. 4
CV-2, pg. 8, 12
CV-5, pg. 9
CV-6, pg. 5, 12, 14
CV-8, pg. 2
Daly, Edward C., Coxswin, pg. 6
DD-375, pg. 6
DD-402, pg. 5
DD-412, pg. 3, 6, 10
DD-434, pg. 6
DD-581, pg. 7
DE-5, pg. 7
DE-6, pg. 14
DE-7, pg. 8
DE-8, pg. 13
DE-9, pg. 3
DE-10, pg. 2
DE-11, pg. 4
DE-13, pg. 2
DE-14, pg. 5
DE-15, pg. 2
DE-16, pg. 6
DE-17, pg. 6
DE-19, pg. 3
DE-20, pg. 10
DE-21, pg. 9
DE-22, pg. 13
DE-23, pg. 3
DE-24, pg. 13
DE-25, pg. 14
DE-26, pg. 4
DE-27, pg. 6
DE-28, pg. 6
DE-29, pg. 12
DE-30, pg. 11
DE-31, pg. 12
DE-32, pg. 7
DE-33, pg. 13
DE-34, pg. 6
DE-35, pg. 7
DE-36, pg. 10
DE-37, pg. 8
DE-38, pg. 12, 14
DE-39, pg. 10
DE-40, pg. 12
DE-41, pg. 2
DE-42, pg. 11
DE-43, pg. 11
DE-44, pg. 5
DE-45, pg. 2
DE-47, pg. 4
DE-48, pg. 5
DE-49, pg. 5
DE-50, pg. 7
DE-256, pg. 12
DE-257, pg. 12
DE-258, pg. 13
DE-259, pg. 14
DE-260, pg. 3
DE-261, pg. 5
DE-262, pg. 3
DE-263, pg. 4
DE-264, pg. 6
DE-265, pg. 3
DE-266, pg. 3
DE-267, pg. 4
DE-268, pg. 4
DE-269, pg. 5
DE-270, pg. 7
DE-271, pg. 8
DE-272, pg. 8
DE-273, pg. 8
DE-274, pg. 7
DE-275, pg. 8
DE-276, pg. 8
DE-277, pg. 8
DE-278, pg. 9
DE-279, pg. 9
DE-280, pg. 9
DE-301, pg. 9
DE-302, pg. 10
DE-303, pg. 4
DE-304, pg. 11
DE-305, pg. 8
DE-306, pg. 4
DE-307, pg. 7
DE-308, pg. 4
DE-309, pg. 6
DE-310, pg. 4
DE-311, pg. 9
DE-312, pg. 10
DE-313, pg. 14
DE-314, pg. 14
DE-315, pg. 2
DE-516, pg. 10
DE-517, pg. 10
DE-518, pg. 10
DE-519, pg. 11
DE-520, pg. 10
DE-521, pg. 9
DE-522, pg. 11
DE-523, pg. 10
DE-524, pg. 11
DE-525, pg. 9
DE-526, pg. 9
DE-527, pg. 11
DE-528, pg. 9
DE-529, pg. 11
DE-530, pg. 9
Decker, Ernest Elden, Lieutenant (j.g.), pg. 4
Deede, LeRoy Clifford, Lieutenant (j.g.), pg. 4
Dempsey, Richard John, Lieutenant, (j.g.), pg. 4
Dionne, Arthur Louis, Ensign, pg. 5
Dobler, Joseph John Julius, Lieutenant, pg. 5
Doherty, John Joseph, Ensign, pg. 5
Donaldson, Emmett, Lieutenant, pg. 5
Doneff, John Lincoln, Ensign, pg. 5
Duffy, John, Ensign, pg. 6
Eisele, George Raymond, Seaman Second Class, pg. 6
Elden, Ralph Waldo, Lieutenant, pg. 6
Emery, Jack Mandeville, Ensign, pg. 6
Engstrom, Warren Leonard, Lieutenant (j.g.), pg. 7
Evarts, Milo Burnell, Lieutenant (j.g.), pg. 7
Fair, Jr., Victor Norman, Lieutenant, (j.g.), pg. 7
Finnegan, William Michael, Chief Radio Electrician, pg. 7
Fleming, Richard Eugene, Marine Captain, pg. 7
Gilmore, Walter William, Commander, pg. 8
Greer, Charles R., Marine Private, pg. 3
Greiner, Kenneth Frederick, Lieutenant (j.g.), pg. 8
Griswold, Jr., Don T., Ensign, pg. 8
Halloran, William Ignatius, Ensign, pg. 8
Hastings, Burden R., pg. 3
HIJMS I-6, pg. 14
HIJMS I-21, pg. 7
HIJMS I-32, pg. 10
HIJMS I-39, pg. 8
HIJMS I-55, pg. 12, 14
HIJMS I-180, pg. 8
HIJMS I-362, pg. 7
HIJMS I-370, pg. 7
HIJMS RO-48, pg. 14
HIJMS Shoho, pg. 9
HIJMS Shokaku, pg. 9
HMS Bayntun (K.310), pg. 2
HMS Bazely (K.311), pg. 2
HMS Bentinck, pg. 2
HMS Berry (K.312), pg. 2
HMS Berry (BDE-14), pg. 5
HMS Blackwood (BDE-15), pg. 2
HMS Blackwood (K.313), pg. 2
HMS Burges (K.347), pg. 3
HMS Burges (BDE-16), pg. 6
HMS Byard (BDE-17), pg. 6
HMS Capel (BDE-45), pg. 2
HMS Capel (K.470), pg. 3
HMS Cooke (K.471), pg. 4
HMS Dacres (K.472), pg. 4
HMS Domett (K.473), pg. 5
HMS Drury (BDE-50), pg. 7
HMS Drury (K.316), pg. 5
HMS Duckworth, pg. 3
HMS Essington (BDE-21), pg. 9
HMS Foley (K.474), pg. 7
HMS Gardiner (K.478), pg. 7
HMS Garlies (K.475), pg. 8
HMS Goodall (K.480), pg. 8
HMS Goodson (K.480), pg. 8
HMS Gore (K.481), pg. 8
HMS Gould (K.476), pg. 8
HMS Grindall (K.478), pg. 8
HMS Halder, pg. 8
HMS Hoste (K.566), pg. 9
HMS Inglis (K.570), pg. 9
HMS Inman (K.571), pg. 9
HMS Keats (K.482), pg. 9
HMS Kempthorne (K.483), pg. 9
HMS Kingsmill (K.484), pg. 9
HMS Lawford (K.514), pg. 10
HMS Lawson (K.516), pg. 10
HMS Loring (K.565), pg. 10
HMS Luis (K.515), pg. 10
HMS Manners (K.568), pg. 10
HMS Moorsom (K.567), pg. 11
HMS Mounsey (K.569), pg. 11
HMS Pasley (K.564), pg. 11
Holladay, Jr., John (Hap), Ships Cook, pg. 7
K.310, pg. 2
K.311, pg. 2
K.312, pg. 2
K.313, pg. 2
K.316, pg. 5
K.347, pg. 3
K.470, pg. 3
K.471, pg. 4
K.472, pg. 4
K.473, pg. 5
K.474, pg. 7
K.475, pg. 8
K.476, pg. 8
K.478, pg. 7, 8
K.480, pg. 8
K.481, pg. 8
K.482, pg. 9
K.483, pg. 9
K.484, pg. 9
K.514, pg. 10
K.515, pg. 10
K.564, pg. 11
K.565, pg. 10
K.566, pg. 9
K.567, pg. 11
K.568, pg. 10
K.569, pg. 11
K.570, pg. 9
K.571, pg. 9
Lake, John Ervin, Warrant Officer (acting Pay Clerk), pg. 9
LeHardy, Marcel, Lt. Commander, pg. 10
Lovering, William Bacon, Ensign, pg. 10
LSM-135, pg. 7
Lyman, Chan, Ensign, pg. 10
Manlove, Arthur Cleon, Warrent Officer, pg. 10
Martin, Luther Charles, Carpenter, pg. 10
Mason, Newton Henry, Ensign, pg. 11
Miller, Cicero, pg. 14
Mitchell, Albert Edward, Ensign, pg. 11
O'Toole, John Albert, Ensign, pg. 11
PC-1135, pg. 10
PG-16, pg. 13
Powers, John James, Lieutenant, pg. 9
Rall, Richard Redner, Lieutenant (j.g.)(Medical Corps), pg. 11
Reynolds, Dudley Louis, Ensign, pg. 11
Sanders, Eugene Thomas, Ensign, pg. 12
Sederstrom, Delmore, Ensign, pg. 12
Seid, Daniel, Ensign, pg. 12
Smartt, Joseph G., Ensign, pg. 12
SS Antilles, pg. 13
SS Otho, pg. 2
Stadtfeld, Sanford, Lieutenant, pg. 12
Steele, John M., Marine Private, pg. 12
T'ai Kang, pg. 14
Taiping, pg. 4
Thomas, Harold Chester, Lieutenant (j.g.), pg. 8
Tisdale, Ryland Dillard, Lt. Commander, pg. 13
U-358, pg. 8
U-486, pg. 3
U-968, pg. 8
U-984, pg. 8
USS Andres (DE-45), pg. 2
USS Arizona (BB-39), pg. 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
USS Astoria (CA-34), pg. 2, 10
USS Austin (DE-15), pg. 2
USS Bates (APD-47), pg. 7
USS Bebas (DE-10), pg. 2
USS Boise (CL-47), pg. 7, 8
USS Brackett (DE-41), pg. 2
USS Brennan (DE-13), pg. 2
USS Burden R. Hastings (DE-19), pg. 3
USS Cabana (DE-260), pg. 3
USS Canfield (DE-262), pg. 3
USS Carlson (DE-9), pg. 3
USS Charles R. Greer (DE-23), pg. 3
USS Charrette (DD-581), pg. 7
USS Clouses (DE-265), pg. 3
USS Connolly (DE-306), pg. 4
USS Creamer (DE-308), pg. 4
USS Crouter (DE-11), pg. 4
USS Crowley (DE-303), pg. 4
USS Dawnes (DD-375), pg. 6
USS Decker (DE-47), pg. 4
USS Deede (DE-263), pg. 4
USS Delbert W. Halsey (DE-310), pg. 4
USS Dempsey (DE-26), pg. 4
USS Dempsey (DE-267), pg. 4
USS Dionne (DE-261), pg. 5
USS Dobler (DE-48), pg. 5
USS Doherty (DE-14), pg. 5
USS Donaldson (DE-44), pg. 5
USS Doneff (DE-49), pg. 5
USS Duffy (DE-27), pg. 6
USS Duffy (DE-268), pg. 4
USS Edgar G. Chase (DE-16), pg. 6
USS Edward C. Daly (DE-17), pg. 6
USS Eisele (DE-34), pg. 6
USS Eisner (DE-269), pg. 5
USS Elden (DE-264), pg. 6
USS Ely (DE-309), pg. 6
USS Emery (DE-28), pg. 6
USS Engstrom (DE-50), pg. 7
USS Enterprise (CV-6), pg. 5, 12, 14
USS Evarts (DE-5), pg. 7
USS Fair (DE-35), pg. 7
USS Finnegan (DE-307), pg. 7
USS Fleming (DE-32), pg. 7
USS Fleming (DE-271), pg. 8
USS George (DE-276), pg. 8
USS Gillette (DE-270), pg. 7
USS Gilmore (DE-18), pg. 8
USS Gregory (APD-3), pg. 4, 7
USS Greiner (DE-37), pg. 8
USS Griswold (DE-7), pg. 8
USS Halloran (DE-305), pg. 8
USS Hammann (DD-412), pg. 3, 6, 10
USS Harold C. Thomas (DE-21), pg. 9
USS Herzog (DE-277), pg. 8
USS Hewes (AP-50), pg. 11
USS Hornet (CV-8), pg. 2
USS John J. Powers (DE-528), pg. 9
USS John M. Bermingham (DE-530), pg. 9
USS Keppler (DE-311), pg. 9
USS Lake (DE-301), pg. 9
USS LeHardy (DE-20), pg. 10
USS Lexington (CV-2), pg. 8, 12
USS Lloyd Thomas (DE-312), pg. 10
USS Lovering (DE-39), pg. 10
USS Lovering (DE-272), pg. 8
USS Lyman (DE-302), pg. 10
USS Manlove (DE-36), pg. 10
USS Martin (DE-30), pg. 11
USS Mason (DE-529), pg. 11
USS Mayrant (DD-402), pg. 5
USS Meredith (DD-434), pg. 6
USS Mississinewa (AO-59), pg. 11
USS Mitchell (DE-43), pg. 11
USS Neosho (AO-23), pg. 10
USS Northampton (CA-26), pg. 5, 7
USS O'Toole (DE-274), pg. 7
USS O'Toole (DE-527), pg. 11
USS Oklahoma (BB-37), pg. 2, 4, 7, 12, 14
USS Palos (PG-16), pg. 13
USS Peary, pg. 9
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), pg, 11
USS Pensacola (CA-24), pg. 5, 11, 12
USS Rall (DE-304), pg. 11
USS Reybold (DE-275), pg. 8
USS Reynolds (DE-42), pg. 11
USS San Francisco (CA-38), pg. 4, 6, 10, 14
USS Sanders (DE-40), pg. 12
USS Sanders (DE-273), pg. 8
USS Sederstrom (DE-31), pg. 12
USS Seid (DE-256), pg. 12
USS Smartt (DE-257), pg. 12
USS Stadtfeld (DE-29), pg. 12
USS Steele (DE-8), pg. 13
USS Tisdale (DE-33), pg. 13
USS Tisdale (DE-278), pg. 9
USS Trumpeter (DE-279), pg. 9
USS Vincennes (CA-44), pg. 4
USS Walter S. Brown (DE-258), pg. 13
USS Whitman (DE-24), pg. 13
USS Wileman (DE-22), pg. 13
USS Willard Keith (DE-314), pg. 14
USS William C. Lawe (DE-313), pg. 14
USS William C. Miller (DE-259), pg. 14
USS Wintle (DE-25), pg. 14
USS Wintle (DE-266), pg. 3
USS Wyffels (DE-6), pg. 14
USS Wyman (DE-38), pg. 12, 14
USS Yorktown (CV-5), pg. 9, 10, 13
Whitman, Jr., Scott, pg. 13
Wileman, William Wolfe, pg. 13
Wintle, Jack William, Lt. Commander, pg. 14
Wyffels, Lawrence Edward, Carpenter, pg. 14
Wyman, Eldon P., Ensign, pg. 14

List of Blueprints

Title	Design Agent	Date of Approval		Page
Draft marks & designation.	Gibbs & Cox, Inc. New York City	April 1, 1942		15-16
Compartment Testing Diagram.	do.	May 20, 1942		17-18
Crew's Qtr's. Arrg't., 1st Platform Aft.	do.	November 14, 1941		19-20
CPO & Crew's Qtr's. Arrg't., 1st Platform Forward.	do.	December 26, 1941		21-22
Officer's Qtr's. Arrg't., Main Deck.	do.	January 1, 1942		23-24
Superstructure Deck House Arrangement.	do.	December 18, 1941		25-26
Ventilation - Galley.	do.	July 24, 1942		27-29
Insulation & Deck Covering, Main Deck & Above - Stem to frame 66.	do.	June 6, 1942		30-31
Insulation & Deck Covering, Main Deck & Above - frame 66 to Stern.	do.	do.		32-33
Arrg't. of Shafting (General Motors tandem drive).	do.	June 29, 1942		34-35
Propeller & Details.	do.	August 12, 1942		26-37
Smoke Screen Air System.	do.	June 6, 19423		38-39
Arrangement of Stack.	do.	September 1, 1942		40-42
Arrg't. of Underwater Log Rodmeter Compartment.	do.	May 20, 1942		43-44
Arrg't. of Electrical equip. in Underwater Sound Room.	do.	April 29, 1942		45-47
Arrg't. of Electrical equip. in Steering Station,Nav. Bridge & top of Steering Station.	do.	May 27, 1943		48-51
Arrg't. of Electrical equip. Main Deck Forward.	do.	June 5, 1942		52-54
Arrg't. of Electrical equip. Main Deck Aft.	do.	May 29, 1942		55-57
Arrg't. of Electrical equip. Superst'r. Deck & top of Deck House.	do.	June 16, 1942		58-60
Location of Searchlights, Running Lights, Running Anchor & Signal Lights.	do.	November 26, 1941		61-62
Leads through Deck at Jack & Stub Staffs.	do.	May 11, 942		63-64
Arrg't. of mechanical Whistle & Siren Pulls.	do.	June 19, 1942		65-67
Radio Antenna General Arrg't. for 'SA' Radar.	do.	May 20, 1942		68-69
Radio Antenna General Arrg't. for 'DAQ' H.F.D.F. equipment.	do.	September 2, 1943		70-71
Boat Handling Arrangement.	do.	May 11, 1942		72-73
Ventilation, Main Deck Aft.	do.	May 2, 1942		74-75
Ventilation, 1st & 2nd Platform, Aft.	do.	April 7, 1942		76-77
Ventilation, 1st Platform, Fwd.	do.	April 18, 1942		78-79
Ventilation, Main, Super. Deck & Bridge, Fwd..	do.	June 12, 1942		80-81
Arrg't of Machinery, Upper Level.	do.	July 7, 1942		82-83
Arrg't of Machinery, Lower Level.	do.	do.		84-85
Arrg't of Machinery, , X-tions 71 1/2, 82 1/2, 95 & 108.	do.	May 22, 1942		86-87
Arrg't of Machinery, Elevation.	do.	July 7, 1942		88-89
Arrg't of Machinery, Elevation.	do.	May 22, 1942		90-91
Arrg't of Machinery, Upper Level.	do.	May 17, 1943		92-93
Arrg't of Machinery, Lower Level.	do.	May 17, 1943		94-95
Arrg't of Diesel Engine Exhaust.	do.	September 2, 1942		96-97
Arrg't of Diesel Engine Exhaust, X-tions.	do.	do.		98-99
Arrg't of Diesel Engine Exhaust, Elevation.	do.	September 9, 1942		199-101
Arrg't of starting air Piping for Diesel Engines, plan.	do.	September 19, 1942		102-103
Arrg't for starting air Piping for Diesel Engines, Sections.	do.	do.	104-105
Arrg't of starting air Piping for Diesel Engines, Elevations.	do.	September 18, 1942		106-107

Excerpts from the book

Marine Captain Richard Eugene Fleming was born on November 2, 1917 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fleming was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism and courage in the Battle of Midway, during which he led an attack on a Japanese carrier June 4, 1942 and was killed while attacking another carrier June 5.

USS Fleming (DE-32), was built by Mare Island Navy Yard and commissioned September 18, 1943.

During World War II she provided escort and patrol duties to Makin, Majro, Funafuti, Kwajalein, Orote, Tinian, Eniwetok and Saipan. On February 5, 1944 she destroyed three Japanese mines off Betio anchorage, Tarawa Atoll with gunfire. While escorting two tankers enroute from Ulithi to Eniwetok, Fleming made a radar contact and began five hedgehog and depth charge attacks with which she sank the Japanese submarine I-362, at Lat. 12ø08'N, Long. 154ø26'E, January 14, 1945.

March 21, 1945 she departed Ulithi with an escort carrier support group for the invasion of Okinawa. During the action at Okinawa, she shot down two Japanese aircraft which attacked her on May 20. Five days later she rescued twenty survivors of Bates (APD-47) which was sinking from two kamikaze hits and eleven survivors from LSM-135. With the Bates burning, Fleming was at General Quarters and on high alert, as it was expected the smoke would attract more Japanese aircraft. Ships Cook, John (Hap) Holladay, Jr. dived into the water and rescued an injured and struggling sailor from the Bates. John Holladay, Jr. never received recognization for his heroism, (this author does not know why).

HMS Foley (K.474), ex-USS Gillette (DE-270), transferred to Great Britain September 8, 1943. Returned to U.S. Navy August 22, 1945.

HMS Gardiner (K.478), ex-USS O'Toole (DE-274), transferred to Great Britain September 28, 1943. Returned to U.S. Navy February 12, 1946.

HMS Garlies (K.475), ex-USS Fleming (DE-271), transferred to Great Britain September 13, 1943. Returned to U.S. Navy August 20, 1945.

Commander Walter William Gilmore was born on February 10, 1895 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was killed in action while aboard the doomed Lexington (CV-2), during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

USS Gilmore (DE-18), initially designated for Britain as HMS Halder, was built by the Mare Island Naval Yard. She was taken over for American duties and commissioned April 17, 1943.

She was initially assigned escort duty in Alaskan waters. On April 25, 1944 she attacked and sank Japanese submarine I-180 off Alaska. Gilmore was transferred to the Pacific where she became flagship of Escort Division 14 and participated in the landings at Iwo Jima.