USS Whitehurst (DE-634)

USS Whitehurst (DE-634)

USS Whitehurst (DE-634), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Henry Purefoy Whitehurst, Jr. Ensign Whitehurst was a crew member of the Astoria (CA-34) when he was killed while his ship participated in the Battle of Savo Island off Guadalcanal in August 1942.

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