| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DM 24 |
| Mod | Destroyer Minelayer |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 31 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 10 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 22 Aug 1944 |
| End service | 30 Jun 1955 |
| History | Former DD 736, completed as Destroyer Minelayer DM-24. |
Commands listed for USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM 24)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Ronald Joseph Woodaman, USN | 22 Aug 1944 | 26 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Nevett Brooke Watkins, USN | 26 Jul 1945 | Jul 1946 |
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Notable events involving Thomas E. Fraser include:
27 Nov 1944
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.
12 Dec 1944
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived at San Diego.
17 Dec 1944
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from San Diego bound for Pearl Harbor.
26 Dec 1944
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived at Pearl Harbor.
27 Jan 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan (through Eniwetok).
11 Feb 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived at Saipan.
16 Feb 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Saipan to participate in the Iwo Jima landings.
19 Feb 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived in the Iwo Jima area.
8 Mar 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from the Iwo Jima area bound for Ulithi.
11 Mar 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived at Ulithi.
19 Mar 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Ulithi to participate in the Okinawa campaign.
25 Mar 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived in the Okinawa area.
5 Apr 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from the Okinawa area escorting a convoy to the Mariana's.
8 Apr 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived at Guam.
18 Apr 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Guam bound for Saipan.
20 Apr 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Saipan to return to the Okinawa area.
28 Apr 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from the Okinawa area to escort the damaged US hospital ship Comfort to Guam.
3 May 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived at Guam.
4 May 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser departed from Guam to return to the Okinawa area.
7 May 1945
USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived back in the Okinawa area.
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