Related Links

US Navy Memorial	View the Bronze Plaque Commemorating the DE at the Navy Memorial. Join the Membership. Submit a Memorial Tribute.
USS Slater DE-766	View A Restored DE Open For Tours in Albany, NY. Join and Help Support The Restoration.
Monmouth College	An Oral History Project which involved the NJ Chapter of DESA. A Must Read!

Looking for information about a specific DE or Shipmates?
Are you a DE or Navy Historian or Researcher? Try these great websites

US Navy Awards Website
Check Your Navy Awards Online access to Navy AWARDS information and help. Site is dedicated to providing information on medals and awards to veterans and their families.

NavSource Naval History	The largest US Navy warship photo collection on the Internet!
HazeGray - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: DANFS	Read the history of your Ship
Naval Historic Center - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - DANFS	Contains updated histories and accepts corrections/additions to histories
Ship Scripe NEW	Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy by noted author Stephen S. Roberts. A Must See!
Naval Vessel Register	Official inventory of the US Navy
US Coast Guard	USCG WWII Combat Victories
Destroyer History NEW	Excellent site by historian Dave McComb. Contains DD and DE information with links to the DESA website. A must see!
Destroyers Online	Mark Roberts excellent site - DE information
Hull Number	Register your ship
DestroyerEscort.com	Another place to register your ship
US Navy Destroyer Escort Squadrons	The Newport Dealey's
HyperWar - Ships of the USN 1940-1945	Excellent site! The name says it all
DESA Bulletin Board - Seeking Shipmates	Post a message here!
GI Search	Register your ship and shipmates
Deck Log	Another registration site
Vet Roll Call	A site BY Vets FOR Vets
Vets.com	The Veterans Alliance Service Center
Our Old Navy	KIA list from Pearl Harbor, all aircraft carriers in WWII, Korea and Vietnam and other list
American Battle Monuments Commission Database	Find the grave location of a veteran buried in a overseas cemetery
Department of VA Cemetery Database	Find the grave location of a veteran buried in the US
US Navy ALL HANDS magazine	Read every issue online, from 1922 to present

Library Resources
The Joyner Library - East Carolina University	American military history, especially naval and maritime history. Currently the Collection is considered one of the leading repositories in the nation for modern naval and maritime history.

Organizations
Tin Can Sailors National Association of Destroyer Veterans. DE information and photos	Escort Carrier Sailors & Airmen Association
Navy Club of the USA - Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Vets	Veterans Today A news portal for U.S. Veterans
The Naval Order of the US	Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Fund - The Virtual Wall
Veterans of Foreign Wars	National Sonar Association Founded by DESA Founder Frank Crawford
Florida Chief Petty Officers Association - All Chiefs from the US Navy and US Coast Guard are eligible for membership. NEW

Be sure to visit these great sites
US Navy	Also, read the Frequently Asked Questions!
US Coast Guard	Official website
The U-boat Archives	Fantastic site by Captain Jerry Mason, USN.
U-505 Museum, Chicago	Captured by DEs from TG 22.3
Capture of U-505 A First Person Account	Frank P. DeNardo. Former Signalman 2/C aboard USS Chatelain DE 149
The Battle Off Samar	Taffy III at Leyte Gulf
Battle of Ormoc Bay	A book by William L. Griggs, plankowner of USS Kephart DE 207/APD 61
Ulithi Atoll - A Sailors Memories	A website by Emmett Baker
The Battle of Midway	A complete history of this important event
Naval War In The Pacific 1941-1945	Pavel Zany Kom�rek's site. An excellent resource!
D-Day Memorial	The National D-Day Memorial Foundation
National D-Day Museum	New Orleans, LA America's National WWII Museum
Arlington National Cemetery
WW II Heroes	A son pays tribute to his father. A must see
Jack's Joint	Coast Guard Stories, Articles, Photos, Links
The Korean War Project
Operation Deep Freeze
Military Personnel Records	Order records online
USN Training Center - Bainbridge
The Panama Canal	Watch ships in real time

Looking for Ship Postal Covers? Try these two great sites
Postal History	Covers Plus

Preludes to Victory: The Battle of Ormoc Bay in WW II

A book by William L. Griggs
USS Kephart DE 207/APD 61

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