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USS O'Bannon (DD/DDE-450), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon (1784–1850), the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna". O'Bannon was the US Navy's most decorated destroyer during World War II , earning 17 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation .
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The second USS O'Bannon (DD-450) was a Fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1942 and struck in 1970. She received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 17 battle stars for World War II service, more than any other destroyer in the war. The third USS O'Bannon (DD-987) was a Spruance-class destroyer, launched in 1978 and struck in 2005.
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USS O'Bannon (DD-450), a Fletcher-class destroyer which was launched in 1942 and struck in 1970; [8] USS O'Bannon(DD-450) in service during WWII and according to legend attacked a Japanese submarine with potatoes. USS O'Bannon (DD-987), a Spruance-class destroyer, which was launched in 1978 and struck in 2005. [9] O'Bannon Hall, at the Basic ...
O′Bannon closed the range again, and after passing less than 100 yards (91 m) ahead of the submerged Ro-34 fired depth charges from her K-gun depth-charge throwers. [4] The destroyers then lost contact with Ro-34. [4] At 03:19, O′Bannon regained sonar contact on Ro-34 and dropped a pattern of eight depth charges. [4]
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