USS Chatelain DE 149

National Archives Photo

Named for Gunner's Mate First Class Hubert Paul Chatelain,
b. Mansura, LA; KIA 26 October 1942 aboard SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57),
Battle of Santa Cruz; posthumous Silver Star for his bravery as Gun Captain

Type: FMR
Builder: COT
Keel laid 01/25/43
Launched 04/21/43
Commissioned 09/22/43
First CO: Lt Cdr J. L. Foley (1)
Decommissioned 06/14/46; five battle stars
Stricken 08/01/73
Sold 06/24/74
Unit of CortDiv 4
PUC: 06/04/44 capture of U-505
First DE fired on by surfaced sub

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