USS CARLSON DE 9

Named for Chief Machinist's Mate Daniel William Carlson, b. 17 April 1899, Virginia, MN; KIA 6 June 1942 aboard HAMMANN (DD-412) when she was torpedoed; posthumous Silver Star

Type: GMT
Builder: BNY
Laid down for Great Britain (BDE)
Keel laid 11/27/42
Launched 01/09/43
Commissioned 05/10/43
First CO: Lt H. E. Purdy (1)
Decommissioned 12/10/45, two battle stars
Stricken 01/03/46
Sold 10/17/46, scrapped December 1946
Unit of CortDiv 8, Pacific

From the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster. March 2006
 

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