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USS Little DD-79 / APD-4 |
Type: |
Destroyer / High Speed Transport |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
Destroyer #79 DD-79 (July 17, 1920) APD-4 (Aug. 2, 1940) |
Ordered: |
December 26, 1916 |
Commissioned: |
April 6, 1918 November 4, 1940 (as APD-4) |
Keel Laid: |
June 18, 1917 |
Decommissioned: |
July 5, 1922 |
Launched: |
November 11, 1917 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Sept. 5, 1942 by Japanese destroyers Murakumo (Lt. Cdr. Hideo Higashi),
Hatsuyuki (Lt. Cdr. Tatsuya Yamaguchi) and Yudachi (Cdr. Kiyoshi Kikkawa). Location: South Pacific, 4 miles north of Lunga Point, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. 61 crewmen lost, survivors picked up by various ships and landed at Guadalcanal. (Roll of Honor) |
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Notes: |
Names in honor of Captain George Little (1754-1809). |
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Awards |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 2 Battle Stars) |
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World War II Victory Medal |
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World War I Victory Medal |
Battle Stars |
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From |
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Engagement |
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Aug. 7, 1942 |
Aug. 9, 1942 |
Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings |
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Sept. 4, 1942 |
Sept. 5, 1942 |
Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Oct. 23, 2015 |