USS Trumpeter (DE-180)
USS Trumpeter (DE-180) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
She was named in honor of Navy aviator Lt. (jg.) George Nelson Trumpeter who was killed in action during "Operation Torch" on 8 November 1942. The ship was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 19 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Hazel Vivian Trumpeter, mother of Lt. Trumpeter; and commissioned on 16 October 1943, Commander John R. Litchfteld in command.
Read more about USS Trumpeter (DE-180): World War II Atlantic Ocean Operations, Brazilian Operations, Submarine Sighted and Sunk, Escorting Brazilian Troops To Europe, Departing Uruguay To The States, Pacific Ocean Operations, Returning To East Coast Inactivation, Post-war Decommissioning
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