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USS Buck DD-420 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Sims |
Builder: |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
DD-420 |
Ordered: |
January 1, 1927 |
Commissioned: |
May 15, 1940 |
Keel Laid: |
April 6, 1938 |
Decommissioned: |
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Launched: |
May 22, 1939 |
Stricken: |
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Fate: |
Sunk Oct. 9, 1943 by U-616 (Oberleutnant zur See Siegfried Koitschka). Location: Tyrrhenian Sea, 50 miles South by West of Salerno, Italy. 168 crewmen lost, 76 survivors. (62 picked up by USS Gleaves DD-423, 12 picked up by USS Plunkett DD-431, 1 picked up by HMS Delhi D-74 and 1 picked up by HMS LCI-170.) (Roll of Honor) |
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Notes |
Aug. 22, 1942 while escorting convoy AT-20 came into collision with troopship Awatea. Stern was damaged and finally fell off, 7 crewmen lost. (Roll of Honor) |
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Named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Quartermaster James Buck (1808-1865). |
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Commanding Officers |
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From |
To |
Name |
Notes |
May 15, 1940 |
Aug. 3, 1942 |
Lt. Commander Horace C. Robison, USN |
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Aug. 3, 1942 |
Sept. 1942 |
Lt. Commander Lewis R. Miller, USN |
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Sept. 1942 |
Nov. 1942 |
Lt. Commander John S. Reese, USN |
a |
Nov. 1942 |
Feb. 7, 1943 |
Lt. Commander Bosquet N. Wev, USN |
b |
Feb. 7, 1943 |
Feb. 28, 1943 |
Lt. Commander George S. Lambert, USN |
c |
| Feb. 28, 1943 | Oct. 9, 1943 | Lt. Commander Millard J. Klein, USN | |
(a): |
Took command between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30, 1942. |
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(b): |
Took command between Nov. 1 and Nov. 19, 1942. Taken ill at sea Feb. 7, 1943 and replaced by Lt. Cdr. Lambert. |
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(c): |
Temporary commander in the absence of Lt. Cdr. Wev. |
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Combat Victories |
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Date |
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Aug. 3, 1943 |
Argento |
Submarine |
641 |
Italy |
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Awards |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
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American Defense Service Medal |
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European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (with 3 Battle Stars) |
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World War II Victory Medal |
Battle Stars |
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From |
To |
Engagement |
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July 9, 1943 |
July 15, 1943 |
Sicilian Occupation |
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Aug. 3, 1943 |
Escort / Antisubmarine operations (sinking of Argento) |
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Oct. 8, 1943 |
Oct. 9, 1943 |
Escort / Antisubmarine operations |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 25, 2015 |