Allied Warships

USS J. William Ditter (DM 31)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DM 31
Mod	Destroyer Minelayer
Built by	Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	25 Jan 1944
Launched	4 Jul 1944
Commissioned	28 Oct 1944
End service	28 Sep 1945
History	Former DD 751, compeleted as Destoryer Minelayer DM 31. Heavily damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft 6 June 1945 while off Okinawa. Decommissioned 28 September 1945. Stricken 11 October 1945. Broken up for scrap in 1946.

Commands listed for USS J. William Ditter (DM 31)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Robert Roy Sampson, USN	19 Jul 1944	28 Sep 1945

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Notable events involving J. William Ditter include:

13 Jan 1945
USS J. William Ditter departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.

10 Feb 1945
USS J. William Ditter arrived at Pearl Harbor.

2 Mar 1945
USS J. William Ditter departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.

19 Mar 1945
USS J. William Ditter departed from Ulithi to participate in the Okinawa campaign.

25 Mar 1945
USS J. William Ditter arrived in the Okinawa area.

6 Jun 1945
USS J. William Ditter is damaged by two Japanese kamikaze aircraft while on radar picket duty off Okinawa in position 26°14'N, 128°01'E.

7 Jun 1945
The damaged USS J. William Ditter is towed into Kerama Retto for temporary repairs.

10 Jun 1945
USS J. William Ditter departed from Kerama Retto bound for New York for full repairs.

12 Jul 1945
USS J. William Ditter arrived at New York for full repairs.