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37: 52: 804: 1637: 726: 429:, they were spotted by scout planes. At 0758 combat air patrol intercepted 15 to 20 enemy planes 35 miles from the formation, shot down 9, and turned the others back. At noon another raid was intercepted and turned back about 45 miles from the ships. 1734: 781: 1708: 774: 1729: 767: 736: 36: 1739: 542:
3 July as part of the screen for Admiral D. B. Beary's Logistic Support Group (TG 30.8). This group acted as the replenishment group for
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as a reserve training ship. Her operations consisted of readiness and tactical cruises on the west coast from
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for charging into a cave where the enemy was entrenched and single-handedly destroying the Japanese with a
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operations, last stop on the island road to Japan. This duty lasted until 30 June 1945.
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Carrier Task Force 38 as they struck the main islands of Japan with carrier planes and
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recommissioned 27 December 1950 at San Diego, Lt. Comdr. L. R. Hayes, commanding.
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The last and heaviest air attack of the day came at 1650 about 100 miles off
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guns. The Logistics Group operated in an area from 250 to 500 miles east of
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As a unit of Vice Admiral Oldendorf's Bombardment and Fire Support Group,
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25 August and cleared that port 2 days later as part of the screen for
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NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS Goss (DE-444)
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from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1958. She was scrapped in 1972.
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Landings until 20 January. Retiring from the area, she reached
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operated as a unit of Admiral Stump's Task Group 52.1 under
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continued her duties until 5 November when she departed
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team, to operate along the shipping lanes southeast of
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continued her escort duties, next taking part in the
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as part of the close air support for the invasion of
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List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
1633: 1415: 817: 800: 478:. In the fierce fight to repel this deadly threat, 383:was underway 5 December 1944 from Pearl Harbor via 444:to dive at the ships. They succeeded in hitting 482:was credited with shooting down two kamikazes. 775: 8: 320:Angus R. Goss who posthumously received the 737:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 693:. On 1 March 1972, she was struck from the 485:Next day, cruising about 60 miles off 402:and four other destroyer escorts to form a 814: 782: 768: 760: 627:, California, 15 June 1946 and joined the 335:She was laid down 16 December 1943 by the 207:13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) maximum 731:This article incorporates text from the 685:, 10 October 1958 and again joined the 238:6,000 nm @ 12 knots (22 km/h) 86:Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. 1730:John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts 31: 27:U.S. Navy destroyer escort (1944-1958) 48: 7: 646:was assigned duty under Commandant, 199:36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) 337:Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock 162:Sold for scrapping 20 November 1972 25: 1740:Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey 367:, 30 October and steamed via the 278:projectors, 2 depth charge tracks 1635: 802: 724: 585:32 and 33, landing units of the 512:From 21 February to 6 June 1945 440:with four escorts broke through 50: 35: 689:. She was later transferred to 316:(DE-444) was named in honor of 191:306 ft (93 m) overall 1: 740:. The entry can be found 608:for home. After touching at 561:joined Task Group 94.17, a 326:Conspicuous Gallantry Medal 1761: 1704: 1678: 1622:DE-801 — DE-904 (Unnamed) 1619:DE-558 — DE-562 (Unnamed) 1497:DE-511 — DE-515 (Unnamed) 1494:DE-453 — DE-507 (Unnamed) 1477:DE-425 — DE-437 (Unnamed) 421:1 January 1945 bound for 246:14 officers, 201 enlisted 166: 43: 34: 794:-class destroyer escorts 471:; and destroyer escort 406:which operated off the 330:Reising sub-machine gun 256:5 in (130 mm) 230:24 knots (44 km/h) 167:General characteristics 623:and decommissioned at 691:Bremerton, Washington 687:Pacific Reserve Fleet 674:Final decommissioning 658:as well as visits to 629:Pacific Reserve Fleet 573:. With the war over, 219:, 12,000 shp, 2 301:in service with the 215:2 boilers, 2 geared 1482:Woodrow R. Thompson 1260:Kendall C. Campbell 648:11th Naval District 404:hunter-killer group 395:, where she joined 136:11th Naval District 1309:Joseph E. Connolly 1281:Charles E. Brannon 1246:William Seiverling 1197:Chester T. O'Brien 1155:Lawrence C. Taylor 1043:John L. Williamson 931:Kenneth M. Willett 847:Richard W. Suesens 810:United States Navy 681:decommissioned at 341:Newark, New Jersey 303:United States Navy 111:Mrs. Jamie S. Goss 1717: 1716: 1629: 1628: 1593:Everett F. Larson 1586:Dennis J. Buckley 1579:Kenneth D. Bailey 1530:Harold J. Ellison 1141:Samuel B. Roberts 1071:Richard M. Rowell 1015:Alvin C. Cockrell 910:Maurice J. Manuel 597:Post-war activity 509:dawn 21 January. 442:combat air patrol 375:, California, to 369:Panama Canal Zone 365:Norfolk, Virginia 282: 281: 270:torpedo tubes, 1 108:Sponsored by 16:(Redirected from 1752: 1641: 1639: 1638: 1558:Eugene A. Greene 1509:Oswald A. Powers 1474:DE-381 (Unnamed) 1471:DE-380 (Unnamed) 1288:Albert T. Harris 1204:Douglas A. Munro 1190:Leland E. Thomas 1183:Robert F. Keller 1162:Melvin R. Nawman 973:Johnnie Hutchins 882:Jesse Rutherford 815: 808: 806: 805: 784: 777: 770: 761: 728: 727: 544:Admiral McCain's 299:destroyer escort 268:21 inch (533 mm) 95:16 December 1943 58: 55: 54: 53: 39: 32: 21: 1760: 1759: 1755: 1754: 1753: 1751: 1750: 1749: 1720: 1719: 1718: 1713: 1700: 1674: 1643:Portuguese Navy 1636: 1634: 1625: 1614:William M. Wood 1607:William R. Rush 1544:Charles R. Ware 1452:Henry W. Tucker 1424:William C. Lawe 1411: 1357:Howard F. Clark 1343:Edward H. Allen 1253:Ulvert M. Moore 1169:Oliver Mitchell 1064:Richard S. Bull 1036:Thaddeus Parker 952:George E. Davis 924:Doyle C. Barnes 875:Edwin A. Howard 803: 801: 796: 788: 751: 725: 722: 703: 701:Military awards 683:Astoria, Oregon 676: 637: 621:U.S. West Coast 599: 349: 311: 264:20 mm guns 146:10 October 1958 56: 51: 49: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1758: 1756: 1748: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1722: 1721: 1715: 1714: 1712: 1711: 1705: 1702: 1701: 1699: 1698: 1689: 1679: 1676: 1675: 1673: 1672: 1669:McCoy Reynolds 1660: 1647: 1645: 1631: 1630: 1627: 1626: 1624: 1623: 1620: 1617: 1610: 1603: 1596: 1589: 1582: 1575: 1568: 1561: 1554: 1547: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1512: 1505: 1498: 1495: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1475: 1472: 1469: 1462: 1455: 1448: 1441: 1434: 1427: 1419: 1417: 1413: 1412: 1410: 1409: 1402: 1395: 1388: 1381: 1374: 1367: 1360: 1353: 1346: 1339: 1332: 1325: 1312: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1284: 1277: 1270: 1263: 1256: 1249: 1242: 1239:McCoy Reynolds 1235: 1228: 1221: 1214: 1207: 1200: 1193: 1186: 1179: 1172: 1165: 1158: 1151: 1144: 1137: 1134:Walter C. Wann 1130: 1123: 1116: 1109: 1102: 1095: 1088: 1081: 1074: 1067: 1060: 1053: 1046: 1039: 1032: 1029:Cecil J. Doyle 1025: 1018: 1011: 1004: 997: 990: 983: 976: 969: 962: 955: 948: 945:Lloyd E. Acree 941: 934: 927: 920: 913: 906: 899: 892: 885: 878: 871: 868:Robert Brazier 864: 857: 850: 843: 836: 829: 826:John C. Butler 821: 819: 812: 798: 797: 792:John C. Butler 789: 787: 786: 779: 772: 764: 758: 757: 750: 749:External links 747: 721: 718: 708:received four 702: 699: 675: 672: 636: 633: 598: 595: 518:U.S. 5th Fleet 476: (DE-411) 469: (CVE-61) 463:escort carrier 446:heavy cruisers 400: (CVE-72) 348: 345: 324:and Britain's 310: 307: 294:John C. Butler 280: 279: 252: 248: 247: 244: 240: 239: 236: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 217:steam turbines 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 197: 193: 192: 189: 185: 184: 173: 169: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 144: 143:Out of service 140: 139: 138:, January 1951 133: 129: 128: 125: 124:Decommissioned 121: 120: 119:26 August 1944 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 83: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 64: 60: 59: 46: 45: 41: 40: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1757: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1727: 1725: 1710: 1707: 1706: 1703: 1697: 1695: 1691:Followed by: 1690: 1688: 1686: 1682:Preceded by: 1681: 1680: 1677: 1670: 1666: 1665: 1661: 1658: 1654: 1653: 1649: 1648: 1646: 1644: 1632: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1615: 1611: 1609: 1608: 1604: 1602: 1601: 1597: 1595: 1594: 1590: 1588: 1587: 1583: 1581: 1580: 1576: 1574: 1573: 1569: 1567: 1566: 1562: 1560: 1559: 1555: 1553: 1552: 1548: 1546: 1545: 1541: 1539: 1538: 1534: 1532: 1531: 1527: 1525: 1524: 1520: 1518: 1517: 1513: 1511: 1510: 1506: 1504: 1503: 1499: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1490: 1486: 1484: 1483: 1479: 1476: 1473: 1470: 1468: 1467: 1463: 1461: 1460: 1456: 1454: 1453: 1449: 1447: 1446: 1442: 1440: 1439: 1435: 1433: 1432: 1428: 1426: 1425: 1421: 1420: 1418: 1414: 1408: 1407: 1403: 1401: 1400: 1396: 1394: 1393: 1389: 1387: 1386: 1382: 1380: 1379: 1375: 1373: 1372: 1368: 1366: 1365: 1361: 1359: 1358: 1354: 1352: 1351: 1347: 1345: 1344: 1340: 1338: 1337: 1333: 1331: 1330: 1326: 1324: 1323: 1318: 1317: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1306: 1304: 1303: 1299: 1297: 1296: 1292: 1290: 1289: 1285: 1283: 1282: 1278: 1276: 1275: 1271: 1269: 1268: 1264: 1262: 1261: 1257: 1255: 1254: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1243: 1241: 1240: 1236: 1234: 1233: 1229: 1227: 1226: 1222: 1220: 1219: 1215: 1213: 1212: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1201: 1199: 1198: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1187: 1185: 1184: 1180: 1178: 1177: 1173: 1171: 1170: 1166: 1164: 1163: 1159: 1157: 1156: 1152: 1150: 1149: 1148:Le Ray Wilson 1145: 1143: 1142: 1138: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1124: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1115: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1103: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1094: 1093: 1089: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1080: 1079: 1075: 1073: 1072: 1068: 1066: 1065: 1061: 1059: 1058: 1054: 1052: 1051: 1047: 1045: 1044: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1033: 1031: 1030: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1019: 1017: 1016: 1012: 1010: 1009: 1005: 1003: 1002: 998: 996: 995: 991: 989: 988: 984: 982: 981: 977: 975: 974: 970: 968: 967: 963: 961: 960: 956: 954: 953: 949: 947: 946: 942: 940: 939: 935: 933: 932: 928: 926: 925: 921: 919: 918: 914: 912: 911: 907: 905: 904: 900: 898: 897: 893: 891: 890: 886: 884: 883: 879: 877: 876: 872: 870: 869: 865: 863: 862: 858: 856: 855: 851: 849: 848: 844: 842: 841: 837: 835: 834: 830: 828: 827: 823: 822: 820: 816: 813: 811: 799: 795: 793: 785: 780: 778: 773: 771: 766: 765: 762: 756: 753: 752: 748: 746: 745: 743: 738: 735: 734: 733:public domain 719: 717: 715: 711: 707: 700: 698: 696: 692: 688: 684: 680: 673: 671: 669: 665: 661: 657: 656:South America 653: 649: 645: 641: 634: 632: 630: 626: 622: 618: 614: 611: 607: 603: 596: 594: 593:2 September. 592: 588: 587:U.S. 8th Army 584: 580: 579:San Pedro Bay 576: 572: 568: 564: 563:hunter-killer 560: 557:Late in July 555: 553: 549: 545: 541: 538:sortied from 537: 533: 531: 527: 523: 519: 515: 510: 508: 504: 500: 496: 492: 488: 487:Lingayen Gulf 483: 481: 477: 475: 470: 468: 464: 460: 459: 453: 452: (CA-28) 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 430: 428: 424: 423:Lingayen Gulf 420: 417:sortied from 416: 411: 409: 408:Palau Islands 405: 401: 399: 394: 393:Palau Islands 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 373:San Francisco 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 346: 344: 342: 338: 333: 331: 327: 323: 319: 318:Marine Gunner 315: 308: 306: 304: 300: 297: 295: 290: 288: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 250: 249: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 233: 229: 226: 225: 222: 218: 214: 211: 210: 206: 203: 202: 198: 195: 194: 190: 187: 186: 182: 178: 174: 171: 170: 165: 161: 158: 157: 153: 150: 149: 145: 142: 141: 137: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 103:19 March 1944 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 87: 84: 81: 80: 77:Angus R. Goss 76: 73: 72: 69: 65: 62: 61: 57:United States 47: 42: 38: 33: 30: 19: 18:Angus R. Goss 1693: 1684: 1668: 1663: 1656: 1651: 1613: 1606: 1600:Rogers Blood 1599: 1592: 1585: 1578: 1571: 1564: 1557: 1550: 1543: 1537:Myles C. 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Index

Angus R. Goss

Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
11th Naval District
long tons
t
steam turbines
screws
5 in (130 mm)
40 mm
20 mm guns
21 inch (533 mm)
Hedgehog
depth charge
John C. Butler-class
destroyer escort
United States Navy
Marine Gunner
Navy Cross
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
Reising sub-machine gun
Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock
Newark, New Jersey
shakedown
Bermuda
Norfolk, Virginia
Panama Canal Zone
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Eniwetok

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