| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 24 |
| Built by | |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 1 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 1 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Whitman (DE 24)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Carl Edward Bull, USNR | 3 Jul 1943 | 14 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Ralph George Coan, USNR | 14 Jan 1944 | 23 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. Edward Anthony Sandor, USNR | 23 Jan 1945 | 1 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Whitman include:
10 Dec 1944
USS Blueback (Cdr. M.K. Clementson, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Coan, USNR), USS Wileman (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Tanner, Jr., USNR), USS Connolly (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Collier, USNR), USS Tautog (Cdr. T.S. Baskett, USN) and USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer, USN).
20 Dec 1944
During 20/21 December 1944, USS Greenling (T/Cdr. J.D. Gerwick, USN) and USS Devilfish (T/Cdr. E.C. Stephan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Whitman (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Coan, USNR) and USS Cabana (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Bence, USNR). These included night exercises.
26 Dec 1944
USS Devilfish (T/Cdr. E.C. Stephan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR) and USS Whitman (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Coan, USNR).
2 Feb 1945
USS Chub (Cdr. C.D. Rhymes, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Ramsay (Lt. R.R. Pollard, Jr., USNR), USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Tench (Cdr. W.B. Sieglaff, USN).
3 Feb 1945
USS Chub (Cdr. C.D. Rhymes, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Ramsay (Lt. R.R. Pollard, Jr., USNR), USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Tench (Cdr. W.B. Sieglaff, USN).
5 Feb 1945
USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Pruitt (Cdr. P.H. Bjarnason, USN), USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Lamprey (Cdr. W.T. Nelson, USN).
14 Feb 1945
USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Pruitt (Cdr. P.H. Bjarnason, USN), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR).
4 Mar 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Austin (Lt. W.H. White, USNR).
13 Mar 1945
During 13/14 March 1945, USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour. These included night exercises. During the 13th the exercises were carried out with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR).
25 Mar 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. R. Berthrong, USN).
26 Mar 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. R. Berthrong, USN).
27 Mar 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR), USS PC-599 and USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. R. Berthrong, USN).
21 Apr 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR).
10 May 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Dayton, Jr., USNR).
13 May 1945
During 13/14 May 1945, the following submarines conducted tactical exercises off Pearl Harbour; USS Dace (T/Cdr. O.R. Cole, Jr., USN), USS Lapon (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Baer, USN), USS Redfin (T/Lt.Cdr. C.K. Miller, USN), USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN), USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) and USS Thornback (T/Cdr. E.P. Abrahamson, USN).
They were attacking a dummy convoy of 13 (other source says 16) transports which were escorted by the destroyer USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), destroyer minelayer USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), destroyer escorts USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR), USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.T. Hotchkiss, USNR), USS Darby (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Martin, USNR) and USS PC-782 (Lt.(jg) R.L. Essick, USNR).
16 May 1945
USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS J. Douglas Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Johnston, USNR).
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