USS Tills (DE-748)
USS Tills (DE-748) 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. After the war, she was converted into a training vessel.
She was named in honor of Robert George Tills who was the first American naval officer killed in the defense of the Philippines. The ship was laid down on 23 June 1943 at San Pedro, California, by the Western Pipe and Steel Company; launched on 3 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Helen Irene Tills, the sister of the late Ensign Tills; and commissioned on 8 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. James L. Brooks, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Tills (DE-748): World War II Pacific Theatre Operations, Battered By A Typhoon, Escorting Small Carriers, End of War With Japan, Return To Stateside, Reactivated As A Training Ship, Recommissioned Again As A Training Ship, Final Disposition, Awards
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