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USS J. William Ditter (DM 31)
ex-J. William Ditter (DD 751)
ex-William Ditter (DD 751)
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| John William Ditter | ||||
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115k | John William Ditter was born in Philadelphia 5 September 1888. He received a law degree from Temple University Law School in 1913, following which he taught in the Philadelphia public schools and practiced law. Ditter was elected to Congress from the 17th District of Pennsylvania in 1932, and during his years in Washington served on the House Committee on Appropriations. He also was a member of the subcommittee on Navy Department appropriation bills, and at the time of his death was ranking minority member. Congressman Ditter was a supporter of a strong Navy and vitally interested in its welfare. He was killed in a single engine two-seater Navy airplane crash while flying in heavy rain near Lancaster, Pa., 21 November 1943 Library of Congress photo |
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| J. William Ditter (DM 31) | ||||
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239k | Out of Staten Island on 27 October 1944, in camouflage 32/3D. The colors are dull black, ocean gray and light gray National Archives photos BS 76506 from the Bureau of Ships collection and 19-LCM-DM31-1 |
Ships of the U.S. Navy in WWII “Dazzle” Camouflage | |
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| USS J. William Ditter (DM 31) | ||||
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340k | 12 November 1944 Photo by Naval Air Station New York National Archives photo BS 74035 from the Bureau of Ships collection |
Ships of the U.S. Navy in WWII “Dazzle” Camouflage | |
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143k | c. June 1945 Kerama Retto, Okinawa Kamikaze damage on port side Photo by Kenneth Roberts, Engineering Officer, LSM-186 |
Kenneth Roberts | |
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261k | 16 June 1945 Kerama Retto, Okinawa After she was hit by two Kamikazes off Buckner Bay, 6 June 1945. The first did little damage, but the second hit on the port side just below the main deck blowing open the forward engine room and after fireroom. The explosion of the kamikaze's bomb devastated both spaces, as can be seen in this photograph taken ten days later. She was patched up and sent back Stateside, but was stricken unrepaired National Archives photo from "Fire From The Sky" by Robert C. Stern |
Robert Hurst | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | CDR Robert Roy Sampson, USN - USNA Class of 1931 Awarded the Legion of Merit (Okinawa 1945) and the Silver Star (Okinawa 1945) - Retired as Captain | 28 October 1944 - 28 September 1945 |
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