USS Burrows DE 105

USS BURROWS DE 105

"This DE 105 is just like our DE 767 and traveled with us for a while. The paint job is the standard for new DEs - two shades of blue. Each trip in has changed our color and design of camouflage due to changing conditions"

Photo provided by Miriam Lowe, sister of crewmember Paul J. Hinz, deceased, USS Oswald DE 767. Mr. Hinz labeled the photo with the above information.

Named for Lieutenant William Burrows, who died aboard brig ENTERPRISE as a result of being wounded during 13 September 1813 engagement with British brig BOXER

Type: DET
Builder: DWD
Keel laid 03/24/43
Launched 10/02/43
Commissioned 12/19/43
First CO: Lt Cdr R. W. Graham
Decommissioned 06/14/46
To The Netherlands as VAN AMSTEL 06/01/50
Stricken 09/26/50
Returned to USN December 1967
Sold February 1968, scrapped

Unit of CortDiv 35
Served in Atlantic and Pacific
Supported occupation of Japan until January 1946

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