USS Aaron Ward DD-483

Type:
Destroyer
Class:
Builder:
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Hull Number:
DD-483
Ordered:
September 9, 1940
Commissioned:
March 4, 1942
Keel Laid:
February 11, 1941
Decommissioned:
N/A
Launched:
November 22, 1941
Stricken:
N/A
Fate:
Sunk in action with Japanese aircraft Apr. 7, 1943.

Location: South Pacific, off Tinete Point, Florida Island, Solomon Islands.
(09.10S-160.12E)

27 crewmen lost.
(Roll of Honor)
Notes:
Named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USN (1851-1918).


Commanding Officers
From
To
Name
Mar. 4, 1942
Feb. 18, 1943
Commander Orville Francis Gregor, USN
Feb. 18, 1943
Apr. 7, 1943
Lt. Commander Frederick Julian Becton, USN


Awards
Combat Action Ribbon
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3 Battle Stars)
 
From
To
Operation
Oct. 17, 1942
Nov. 12, 1942
Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
Nov. 12, 1942
Nov. 15, 1942
Guadalcanal-Third Strike
Apr. 7, 1943
Consolidation of Southern Solomons
World War II Victory Medal


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