USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326)
USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort. The ship was named for Seaman 2nd Class Thomas Jones Gary. The ship was renamed Thomas J. Gary on 1 January 1945 to free the name for planned light cruiser USS Gary (CL-147).
Gary (DE-326) was laid down on 15 June 1943 at Orange, TX by the Consolidated Steel Corporation; launched on 21 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Wille Mae Gary, mother of Seaman 2nd Class Gary and commissioned on 27 November 1943, Lieutenant Commander William H. Harrison, USNR, in command.
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