Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Wickes |
Pennant | DMS 7 |
Mod | High speed minesweeper |
Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 9 Dec 1918 |
Launched | 26 Apr 1919 |
Commissioned | 29 Jan 1920 |
End service | 11 Oct 1945 |
History | Decommissioned on 27 May 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Howard (DMS 7)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Fondville Lee Tedder, USN | 29 Aug 1940 | 18 Nov 1942 |
2 | Charles Joseph Zonderak, USN | 18 Nov 1942 | 4 Jan 1943 |
3 | T/Cdr. Lawrence Blanchard Cook, USN | 4 Jan 1943 | 13 Aug 1943 (1) |
4 | Lt.(jg) Onofrio Frederick Salvia, USN | 13 Aug 1943 | 1 May 1945 (1) |
5 | Lt.Cdr. Fred William Diehl, USNR | 1 May 1945 | 14 Aug 1945 |
6 | Fred William Pump, Jr., USN | 14 Aug 1945 | 30 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Howard include:
3 Jun 1945
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr., USNR) and USS Moray (T/Cdr. F.L. Barrows, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Burden R. Hastings (Lt. J.W. Stivers, USNR), USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR). In the evening USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USN) also joined for a few hours.
They remained out for exercises during the night of 3/4 June. In the morning of the 4th, USS Loeser was detached while USS Florikan (T/Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR) joined. In the afternoon USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR) also joined.
4 Jun 1945
USS Carp (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hunnicutt, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR) and USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USN).
5 Jun 1945
USS Carp (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hunnicutt, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR).
29 Jun 1945
USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. T.M. Ustick, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR). (2)
8 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.E. Zimmerman, USNR), USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN), USS Plaice (Cdr. R.S. Andrews, USN), USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen, USN) and USS Sargo (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hingson, USN).
9 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
10 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Chew (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Mannion, USNR), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
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Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/179.htm
- War diary Howard for June 1945
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