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Left ship's patch courtesy of Nick Tiberio, Next courtesy of Charlie Fullam, RM3 (9/59-11/61)
Two right patches from Mike Smolinski
Tab courtesy of Harold Newbill

USS Haverfield (DE 393)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - K - K - B
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "Cannon Lake"

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Presidential Unit Citation - American Campaign Medal
Second Row: European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 star - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row: Vietnam Service Medal w/ 5 stars - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (palm) Unit Citation w/ 2 stars - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Specifications:
Class: Edsall
Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1200 tons (light), 1590 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 20' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 8 / 201

Haverfield (DE 393) Building and Operational Data:

01 July 1943: Keel laid by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.

30 August 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Tracy Haverfield, mother of Ensign Haverfield

29 November 1943: Commissioned, Lcdr. Jerry A. Matthews in command

30 June 1947: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 3 years and 7 months of service

02 September 1954: Reclassified as DER 393, conversion commenced at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

04 January 1955: Recommissioned at Philadelphia, Pa.

23 July 1955: Homeport assignment changed to Seattle, Wash. as flagship of the new CortRon 5 for radar picket patrol off the Pacific coast

16 May 1960: Homeport assignment changed to Apra, Guam

March 1965: Homeport assignment changed to Pearl Harbor, Hi.

02 June 1969: Decommissioned at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station after 14 years and 5 months of service, struck from the NVR with a total of 18 years of service

15 December 1971: Sold for scrapping to Chi Shun Hua Steel Co. Ltd. of Kaoshiung, Taiwan for $35,000.00

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0639301	48k	James Wallace Haverfield was born 11 April 1917 in Urichsville, Ohio. After receiving his B.A. from Ohio State University in 1939, Haverfield enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an apprentice seaman 11 September 1940. He accepted an appointment as a midshipman 16 March 1941 and after completing his training at Northwestern University, was commissioned Ensign 12 June 1941. Ensign Haverfield reported to the battleship *Arizona* at Pearl Harbor 28 June, and remained there. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 07 December 1941, Ensign James Haverfield was one of 46 officers and 1,057 men of *Arizona* lost when the valiant ship was sunk by the enemy. USS *Haverfield* (DE 393) (1943-1969) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo from the Ohio State University Archives thanks to the assistance of the Ohio State University Alumni Association)	Bill Gonyo Downey, Cal.
0639302	26k	undated wartime image	Harold Newbill
0639317	83k	01 May 1944: location unknown	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0639318	144k	01 May 1944: Brooklyn, N.Y. - Two views of USS *Haverfield* (DE 393) laying off the New York Navy Yard. At 0930 she departed the New York Navy Yard after a brief repair availability. She then anchored at an ammunition anchorage in Graves End Bay to replace ammunition and depth charges. When finished she changed anchorages to calibrate HF, RDF, and magnetic compasses. At 2130, in company with *Swenning* (DE 394) she departed for the Naval Munitions Depot at Yorktown, Va. to exchange her Mk VI depth charges for newer Mk VIII and IX's. They arrived at Yorktown at 1500 on 02 May. (U.S. Navy photos #NH 91576 and #NH 91578 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)	Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash.
0639319	150k
0639322	144k	undated wartime image: A grainy shot of *Haverfield* at anchor. She appears to be in overall dark gray. (U.S. Navy photos #NH 81837 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
0639323	279k	late 1950's: location unknown, *Haverfield* underway. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 89184 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J.
0639303	53k	1961: Guam, quarterdeck watch	Harold Newbill
0639304	44k	1961: Guam, Harold's step-dad, Gary B. Callahan, ET3
0639305	41k	1961: Guam
0639306	40k
0639307	53k
0639308	47k
0639309	39k
0639310	104k	1961: underway off Guam
0639311	98k	1961: underway off Guam
0639312	101k	1961: underway off Guam, ET3 Gary Callahan at the helm
0639313	108k	1962: underway in the Pacific
0639314	111k	1962: underway in the Pacific, rifle training on the fantail
0639315	158k	1962: Mooring at Yokosuka, Japan
0639321	284k	early 1960's: *Haverfield* underway off an unknown port.	Nick Tiberio Shelton, Conn.
0638710	451k	1964: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - *Haverfield* moored outboard of USS *Vance* (DER 387) at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station. (Photo by Tom Jaras)	Nick Tiberio Shelton, Conn.
0639316	109k	12 February 1966: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Photo © Richard Leonhardt)	Richard Leonhardt Bethlehem, Pa.
0639320	178k	January 1967: Hong Kong - USS *Haverfield* (DER 393) tied up to a mooring buoy while on a port visit to Hong Kong. (U.S. Navy photo #NH 81836 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)	Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash.

Haverfield Memorabilia
Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Ship's Lighter Courtesy of Mike Smolinski

Haverfield History
View the USS Haverfield (DE 393) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Haverfield as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Haverfield's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 29 Nov. 1943 – 15 Apr. 1945	Lcdr. Jerry A. Mathews Jr., USNR (Comm. CO) (Washington, D.C.)
2.) 15 Apr. 1945 - 13 Jan. 1946	Lt./Lcdr. Raymond Wilson Dudley, USNR (Suffolk, Va.)
3.) 13 Jan. 1946 – 16 Apr. 1946	Lcdr. John F. Burditt, USNR (Newton, Mass.)
4.) 16 Apr. 1946 -	Lt.(jg) Martin B. Marcus, USNR
5.) 04 Jan. 1955 – 13 Jul. 1956	Lcdr. Billy Goodwin Westerfield
6.) 13 Jul. 1956 – 22 Jul. 1958	Lcdr. John Henry Ernesti
7.) 22 Jul. 1958 – 30 Jul. 1959	Lcdr. Chester Lawrence Petersen (Bremerton, Wash.)
8.) 30 Jul. 1959 – 20 Jul. 1960	Lcdr. Orlin Neil Putman (Yuba City, Cal.)
9.) 20 Jul. 1960 – 08 Jul. 1961	Cmdr. Robert Holmes Robeson Jr. (USNA ‘46) (Rochester, N. Y.)
10.) 08 Jul. 1961 – 29 Jun. 1963	Lcdr. John Robert Kearney
11.) 29 Jun. 1963 – 13 Oct. 1965	Lcdr. William Everett Muncy (Van Nuys, Cal.)
12.) 13 Oct. 1965 – 15 Dec. 1966	Lcdr. Alan Frederick Martin (Detroit, Mich.)
13.) 15 Dec. 1966 – 10 May 1968	Lcdr. James Paul Kvederis (Allegheny, Pa.)
14.) 10 May 1968 – 02 Jun. 1969	Lcdr. Robert Francis Baril

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