USS Parker (DD-604)
USS Parker (DD-604) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr..
Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched 12 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Lloyd Winder; and commissioned 31 August 1942, Commander John W. Bays in command.
Read more about USS Parker (DD-604): 1942-1943, 1944, Including Operation Anvil, 1945, Including Transfer To Pacific, Fate, Awards
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Gas smells awful;
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—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)