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USS George E. Badger (APD-33)
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 USS George E. Badger (AVD-3) (1940-1944)
 USS George E. Badger (AVP-16) (1940)
 USS George E. Badger (DD-196) (1920 - 1940 and 1945)


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Kilo - Bravo
 NAKB
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 Defense Service Medal (with Destroyer clasp)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
Clemson Class Destroyer:
  • Laid down, 24 September 1918, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA.
  • Launched, 6 March 1920
  • Commissioned USS George E Badger (DD-196), 28 July 1920, LCDR. Albert Gleaves Berry, Jr., in command
  • Decommissioned, 11 August 1922, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA., and turned over the Coast Guard
  • Reacquired by the Navy, 26 May 1934
  • Converted to an Aircraft Tender (Small) at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia
  • Recommissioned, 6 January 1940 as (AVP-16), LCDR. Frank Akers in command
  • Redesigned Seaplane Tender (Destroyer) (AVD-3), 2 August 1940
  • Converted to a High-speed Transport at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.;
  • Redesigned (APD-33), 19 May 1944
  • Reverted to (DD-196), 20 July 1945
  • Decommissioned, 3 October 1945, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 24 October 1945
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 3 June 1946
  • USS George E. Badger received the Presidential Unit Citation as a unit of TG 21.14 and eight battle stars for World War II service.
    Specifications:
    Displacement; 1,215 t.
    Length; 314' 4"
    Beam; 31' 8"
    Draft; 9' 10"
    Speed; 33.3 kts.
    Complement; 130
    Boats; 4 LCP(L) landing craft
    APD Armament
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts (one on at bow, one at the stern, and two on the galley deckhouse amidships)
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    five single 20mm AA gun mounts
    one depth charge track
    four depth charge projectors
    Propulsion; geared turbines, 26,500shp, two propellers
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    USS George E. Badger (AVP-16)
    George E. Badger 42k Aerial view of USS George E. Badger (AVP-16) underway, circa January to August 1940, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Paul Rebold
    USS George E. Badger (APD-33)
    George E. Badger 22k USS George E. Badger (APD-33) underway, circa May 1944 to July 1945, location unknown. CWO3 Curt Clark, USN Ret.
    Secretary/Treasurer American APD Corporation
    George E. Badger 33k USS George E. Badger (APD-33) underway, circa May 1944 to July 1945, location unknown. Paul Rebold
    View the USS George E. Badger (APD-33)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    American APD Corporation
    Four Stack APD Veterans

    Contact: CWO3 Curt Clark Secretary/Treasurer
    Address: 3384 Grim Ave., San Diego, CA 92104
    Phone: 619-282-0971
    E-mail: apdsec@cox.net
    Reunion Schedule
    2008 Reno, Nevada. Site and date to be determined
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    "The Green Dragons" Four-stack APD destroyer-transports in World War Two
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    Last Updated 22 February 2008