USS CHARLES R. GREER DE 23
Photo labeled April 1945. Location unknown.
Photo From The DESA Archives. Property of DESAUSA.org
Named for Marine Private First Class Charles
Roger Greer,
b. 10 July 1920, Turtle Creek, PA;
awarded Silver Star for heroism on Corregidor; KIA 14 April 1942
Type: GMT
Builder: MINY
Laid down for Great Britain (BDE)
Keel laid 09/07/42
Launched 01/18/43
Commissioned 06/25/43
First CO: Lt N. C. Sutton
Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor 11/02/45
Two battle stars
Stricken 11/16/45
Sold 02/01/47, scrapped March 1947
Unit of CortDiv 10, Pacific From
the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster.
March 2006
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