USS Rich (i) (DE 695)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer Escort
Class	Buckley
Pennant	DE 695
Built by	Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.)
Ordered	9 Oct 1942
Laid down	27 Mar 1943
Launched	22 Jun 1943
Commissioned	1 Oct 1943
Lost	8 Jun 1944
Loss position	49° 31'N, 1° 10'W

History	Sunk by mine off Utah Beach, Normandy, France in position 49º31'N, 01º10'W. 89 of her crew were lost and 126 survived and were rescued by American PT Boats.73 were wounded though 2 died later amongst those wounded was the Commanding officer (Lt Cmdr Edward Andrew Michel,Jr. USNR)

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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

	Commander	From	To
1	T/Lt.Cdr. Edward Andrew Michel, Jr., USNR	1 Oct 1943	8 Jun 1944

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