USS Riddle (DE-185)
USS Riddle (DE-185) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She returned home at war's end with a record-setting twelve battle stars, more battle stars than any other destroyer escort in World War II.
She was named after Joseph Riddle, Jr., who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The ship was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newark, New Jersey, on 29 July 1943; launched on 17 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Anna B. Riddle; and commissioned on 17 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. Roland H. Cramer, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Riddle (DE-185): World War II Pacific Theatre Operations, Attack On Japanese Submarine I-10, Supporting Iwo Jima Operations, Attacked By Kamikaze Planes, Supporting The Philippine Islands Invasion, Post-War Decommissioning, Awards
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