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	USS La Vallette (DD-315) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		La Vallette was laid down 14 April 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; launched 15 July 1919; sponsored by Miss Nancy Lane, daughter of the Secretary of the Interior; and commissioned 24 December 1920, Lt. Cmdr.
		In 1924 and 1927, La Vallette transited the Panama Canal for Caribbean maneuvers, participating in a presidential review by Calvin Coolidge 4 June 1927.
		As early as 1922 La Vallette participated in antiaircraft training, and witnessed the growing importance of naval aviation while serving as plane guard for Lexington (CV-2) during the destroyer's final months of service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_La_Vallette_(DD-315) (266 words)

	WORLD WAR II 1943
		The PT-boat tender USS Niagara (AGP-1) is sunk by a horizontal bomber in the Solomons.
		The gunboat USS Plymouth (PG-57) is sunk by a submarine torpedo.
		The Japanese frigate Mutsure is sunk by the submarine USS Snapper (SS-185) in the Carolines.
	www.blountweb.com /blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/1943_ww2.htm (9086 words)

	USS La Vallette (DD-448) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		La Vallette was laid down 27 November 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Kearny, New Jersey; launched 21 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
		La Vallette carried out escort and screening assignments during the Gilbert landings, and in strikes against Kwajalein and Wotje, during which she splashed another enemy aircraft.
		Assigned to escort convoys during the first assaults on the Philippines, La Vallette had already left Leyte Gulf with a convoy bound to reload at Hollandia before the vast and decisive Battle of Leyte Gulf erupted; but she returned to the Philippines by 5 December, when she splashed a kamikaze in Surigao Strait.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_La_Vallette_(DD-448) (582 words)

	A Tin Can Sailors Destroyer History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		USS LA VALLETTE was the fourth ship of the FLETCHER class to be laid down at the massive Federal Shipbuilding facility in Kearny, New Jersey.
		La Valette was one of the first rear admirals appointed by President Abraham Lincoln when the new rank was created at the beginning of the Civil War.
		USS LA VALLETTE first found herself in action with Japanese forces on January 29, 1943, when, while protecting Task Force 18 units off Guadalcanal, the new destroyer obliterated three attacking Japanese aircraft.
	www.destroyers.org /nl-histories/dd448-nl.htm (638 words)

	Navy Unit Page
		USS Ammen (DD-527), USS Hazelwood (DD-531), USS Heerman (DD-532), USS McCord (DD-534),
		USS O'Brien (DD-975), USS Merrill (DD-976), USS Briscoe (DD-977),
		USS O'Bannon (DD-987), USS Thorn (DD-988), USS Deyo (DD-989),
	www.military-graphics.com /navy_units_bieda.html (1667 words)

	USS La Vallette (DD-448) — The Battle of Rennell Island
		Lt.(jg) (later Capt.) Chuck Witten, USN (Ret.) was La Vallette’s radar officer, navigator and “C” division officer in 1943, with a battle station in secondary gun control.
		As we were slowly towed through the nets and into the harbor we saw that the other ships there, including some of the destroyers of DESRON 21, were manning their rails and cheering us as we inched along.
		La Vallette was really lucky, as the ARD 5, a floating drydock which could handle us, had just arrived a few days before.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /fletcherclass/usslavallette/witten.html (1561 words)

	Science Fair Projects - USS La Vallette
		Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS La Vallette, named in honor of Rear Admiral Elie A. La Vallette (1790–1862), one of the first rear admirals appointed when President Abraham Lincoln created this rank in July 1862.
		The first, La Vallette (DD-315), was a Clemson-class destroyer, launched in 1919 and scrapped in 1931.
		The second, La Vallette (DD-448), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1942 and struck in 1974.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/USS_La_Vallette (240 words)

	USS Fletcher
		The USS Hopewell had originally gone to the rescue of this stricken craft but enemy shells landing on the destroyer had killed many men, it stopped the rescue efforts and had to retreat, passing us with its dead readily visible.
		In passing, another destroyer, USS La Vallette (DD-448) was ordered to finish firing at the still floating mines in the area we had left earlier, but the ship hit an uncut mine, opening a huge hole in its starboard side.
		A second destroyer, USS Radford (DD 446) was dispatched to rescue it, but then, also hit a mine in the same forward fireroom, starboard side as the La Vallette.
	corregidor.org /rock_force/usn/fletcher.htm (1270 words)

	Hyman G. Rickover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		He was born in Makow (at the time part of Russia, now in Poland) and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1905.
		Rickover was commissioned as an ensign after graduation from the US Naval Academy in 1922, and served on the destroyer USS La Vallette (DD-315) and the battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) before attending Columbia University, where he earned the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
		It was commissioned in 1984, two years before the Admiral's death, making it one of the very few US Navy ships to be named for a living person.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/h/hy/hyman_g__rickover.html (478 words)

	La Vallette II dd 448
		The second La Vallette (DD-448) was laid down 27 November 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Kearny, N.J.; launched 21 June 1942.
		Lucy La Vallette Littel, great-granddaughter of Rear Admiral 1,a Vallette; and commissioned 12 August 1942, Lt. Cmdr.
		Completely repaired, La Vallette left 6 August for Pearl Harbor, where she joined a earlier force for a strike on Marcus Island 31 August before returning to patrol duty in the Solomons.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/destroyer/LaValletteIIdd448.html (438 words)

	USS Fletcher DD-445, Morotai Bombardment, September 15, 1944 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		LA VALLETTE were detached without signal to proceed to fire support area "D".
		Proceeded north to Rao Island then on course 340°(T) until contact was made with USS TAYLOR at Longitude 128-00.5 E, Latitude 02-38 N. Result of search was negative and returned to patrol station in APA area.
		However, some fragments fell within 500 yards of FLETCHER and LA VALLETTE, caused by the simultaneous bombardment of the same area by Fire Support Unit "A", TG 77.2 from a position east of Point Gila.
	www.ussfletcher.org /morotai.html (1986 words)

	Index
		USS Arthur L. Bristol (APD-97), (ex-DE-281), was built by the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina and commissioned on June 25, 1945.
		USS Begor (APD-127), (ex-DE-711), was built by Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan and commissioned on March 14, 1945.
		USS Belet (APD-109), (ex-DE-599), was built by Bethlehem Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts and commissioned on June 15, 1945.
	www.marylandsilver.com /apd.htm (878 words)

	Sailor's Diary 2 \| George S. Eisenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		One reproduction now hangs in La Vallette, New Jersey; another in the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island; and a third will soon to be on display at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California.
		Both the town of La Vallette and the WWII combat ship were named after Rear Admiral Elie La Vallette, who took command of the historic U.S.S. Constitution in 1825.
		The original painting of the USS LaVallette was featured in special exhibits at the Charlestown Navy Yard Museum in 1983 and 1985, where the USS Constitution is now berthed and open to the public as a museum.
	www.georgeseisenberg.com /sailors_diary/sailors_2.html (328 words)

	Hyman G. Rickover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This twin role enabled him to lead the effort to develop the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571), which was launched and commissioned in 1954, as well as oversee the development of the first U.S. commercial nuclear power plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
		She was commissioned two years before the Admiral's death, making her one of the very few US Navy ships to be named for a living person.
		USS Hyman G. Rickover was launched on August 27, 1983, sponsored by the Admiral's second wife, Mrs.
	dictionpedia.com /en/Hyman_Rickover (2207 words)

	USS Nicholas (DD-449) in the Solomon Islands, 1942—43
		USS Nicholas (DD-449) in the Solomon Islands, 1942—43
		Nicholas arrived in the Guadalcanal area late in September 1942, and was followed before the end of the year by O’Bannon and Fletcher.
		In January 1943, they were joined by Radford, La Vallette, Chevalier, Strong, Taylor, De Haven and Jenkins—some of which had seen duty in the Atlantic—and assigned to Captain R. Briscoe’s “Cactus Striking Force” (“Cactus” was the code name for Guadalcanal) operating out of
	www.ussnicholas.org /1942-3solomons.html (446 words)

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		On 13 Oct 42, I-26 sank the Atlanta-class anti-aircraft cruiser USS Juneau, one of several ships damaged during the First Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 12-13 Oct. This incident is infamous for the loss of the five Sullivan brothers.
		The two were from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) and had ditched their plane on 4 June during the Battle of Midway.
		An aircraft crashes USS Curtiss (AV-4) and its bomb rips two holes in her hull and exploded on the third deck, killing 35 and wounding 21 of her crew.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/june/21Jun.txt (2566 words)

	USN Ships--USS Chevalier (DD-451)
		USS Chevalier, a 2050-ton Fletcher class destroyer, was built at Bath, Maine, and commissioned in July 1942.
		Damaged on 5 July while helping to rescue the crew of the torpedoed USS Strong, she was under repair for much of the rest of that month.
		After her surviving crewmen had been removed, she was scuttled by a torpedo from USS La Vallette.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/dd451.htm (576 words)

	La Vallette I dd 315 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The first La Vallette (DD-315) was laid down 14 April 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., San Francisco Calif.; launched 15 July 1919; sponsored by Miss Nancy Lane, daughter of the Secretary of the Interior, and commissioned 24 December 1920, Lt. Comdr.
		Homeported at San Diego throughout her service La Vallette participated in the intensive training schedule through which the peacetime Navy maintained its readiness.
		As early as 1922 La Valette participated in antiaircraft training, and witnessed the growing importance of naval aviation while sen ing as plane guard for Lexington (CV-2) during her final months of service.
	www.multied.com /1812/Ghent.htmlhttp://dates/Navy/destroyer/LaValletteIdd315.html (158 words)

	USS La Vallette (LaVallette) (DD-448), Fletcher-class destroyer home page
		Link to “Sailor’s Diary,” more than 340 paintings, drawings and writings by La Vallette’s George Eisenberg, cited by the Navy as the most prolific combat artist in its history.
		Under repair on the west coast, La Vallette was absent when Destroyer Squadron 21 was formed in March, but joined the squadron on her return to the war zone in August.
		In February 1945, in Mariveles Harbor at the entrance to Manila Bay, La Vallette was again badly damaged.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /fletcherclass/usslavallette (497 words)

	The U.S.N. AT CORREGIDOR
		The USS Fletcher's Combat Action Report is courtesy of USS Fletcher Reunion Group, Webmaster Earl Faubion.
		Also on D-1, USS La Vallette ("La Vadilly") was operating in support of minesweepers in the North Channel, and fouled a mine herself, sustaining major damage and losing six dead and 23 wounded.
		Radford and La Vallette relieved the damaged Hopewell and Fletcher on 14 February.
	corregidor.org /chs_usn/usn.html (1064 words)

	Mike Boorda & Hyman Rickover
		He attended naval destroyer school in Newport in 1964, and was assigned as weapons officer on the USS John R. Craig.
		Thereafter he served sea duty on the USS La Vallette and the USS Nevada.
		It is almost impossible to really explain the enormous contribution that Rickover made ot the naval program of the United States, because he not only developed the nuclear submarine, but he also made it possible for us to have an all nuclear navy, which no other country has, even to this day.
	www.jbuff.com /c020305.htm (1285 words)

	VPNAVY - VP-54 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		A nucleus of 20 enlisted men transferred from the USS Wright to the new squadron.
		The USS CASCO tended VP-51 at Nazon Bay.
		A PB4Y-1 (51-P-1) ran anti-submarine patrol for 8 hours for the crippled USS CHICAGO that was torpedoed by enemy "Bettys" during the night of January 29,1943.
	www.vpnavy.com /vp54_1938.html (2356 words)

	Fletcher Class American Destroyers
		Decommissioned and used as a target and sunk 20th March 1970, 60 miles of the coast of Puerto Rico.
		During WW2 I had a cousin serving on the USS Twiggs at the battle for Okinawa and was killed.
		USS DASHIELL My Father served on USS Dashiell from 1943 to 1945 as a gunner mate.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /fletcher_class.htm (1039 words)

	Rickover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Following sea duty aboard USS La Vallette (DD-315) and USS Nevada (BB-36), Admiral Rickover attended Columbia University, where he earned the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
		In 1946, he was assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission laboratory at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and, in early 1949, to the Division of Reactor Development, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
		His name is memorialized in the attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) and Rickover Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy.
	users.owt.com /smsrpm/nksafe/Biography/rickover.html (362 words)

	Latinos & WWII
		We were assigned to various destroyers, I was assigned to the U.S.S. La Vallete,” Gonzalez said.
		The USS La Vallette, one of the destroyers sent to war area to the pacific, was one of the victims in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
		Gonzalez went on work as an engineer on the USS Amycus-ARL-2 ship, who as a repair officer, helped put it together.
	utopia.utexas.edu /explore/latino/narratives/4gonzaleseddie.html (913 words)

	Mesothelioma Lawyers New York, Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ, Albany Personal Injury Attorneys
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	Commanders of the USS Constitution
		Commanded USS Experiment in the Quasi-War with France, and then Siren during the Barbary War, earning a Congressional silver medal.
		Lieutenant Elie Augustus Frederick Vallette, the ship's First Lieutenant, was left in charge while the ship was in winter overhaul and Captain Patterson was placed in temporary command of USS Brandywine.
		Commander Augustus Paul Cooke (19-26 September 1871), Naval Academy Class of 1856, was in charge of the tow of Constitution from the Academy to Philadelphia Navy Yard.
	www.polkcounty.org /timonier/commanders/commanders.htm (3092 words)

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