USS William B. Preston (DD-344/AVP-20/AVD-7) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer in commission from 1920 to 1934. After conversion into a...
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1862. He is interred at the Preston Cemetery in Blacksburg, Virginia, near Smithfield Plantation. USS William B. Preston (DD-344) was named after him...
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292. The plaque indicated 10 sailors had been killed aboard the USS William B. Preston but the US Navy said there were 13 fatalities and Peter Grose, author...
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USS Preston for Samuel W. Preston. USS Preston (1864) was captured in 1864, commissioned in 1865 and decommissioned later that same year. USS Preston (1865)...
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launch that was ferrying him out to his flagship, the gunnery training ship USS Wyoming (AG-17), in the harbor of Portland, Maine. Lee was buried in Arlington...
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from Tokyo to Akyab (Sittwe) on the USS Paul Jones (DD-230), transshipped in Hong Kong onto the USS William B. Preston, enabling the British to continue...
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Patrol Wing 10 from USS Langley (CV-1) in the Philippines. With the threat of war imminent, Tills was assigned to USS William B. Preston (AVD-7) stationed...
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destroyers were also sent to engage the NRA; including USS Noa under Roy C. Smith, William B. Preston, John D. Ford, Pillsbury and Simpson. The Italian Regia...
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spare plane from Tokyo to Akyab on the USS John Paul Jones, transshipped in Hong Kong onto the USS William B Preston. MacLaren received the plane (registered...
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destroyer USS William B. Preston (DD-344) minesweeper USS Heron (AM-10) In December 1941, naval forces were augmented by the following: schooner USS Lanikai...
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patrols but left after 8 January. Tender-based patrols from USS William B. Preston and USS Heron at anchorages further south continued until 5 February...
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Palau. However, at the start of the war, only the seaplane tender USS William B. Preston, with three operational Consolidated PBYs were in the harbor. Unaware...
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following service at the New York City receiving station, joined USS William B. Preston on 14 June 1940, when that small seaplane tender was recommissioned...
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(1918) USS William B. Preston (DD-344/AVP-20/AVD-7) USS William Bacon (1863) USS William Badger (1861) USS William C. Cole (DE-641) USS William C. Lawe (DD-763...
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relieving USS Simpson as the ship stationed there "to protect American lives and property." On 24 March 1927, with her sister ship, USS William B. Preston, and...
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Wilson, U.S. Navy sailor was killed after saving the ship USS William B. Preston. Another ship, USS LeRay Wilson, was later named in his honor (killed in...
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enlisted in the United States Navy on 8 February 1939. Assigned to the USS William B. Preston on 14 June 1940, Wilson was on the seaplane tender in Malalog Bay...
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the U. S. Navy the same day. Assigned the following December to USS William B. Preston as a Machinist Mate, Second Class. During the Japanese attack on...
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such ships as USS Concord, USS William B. Preston, USS Macleish, USS Arctic and USS California before receiving his first command, USS Little on 27 February...
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attempt to halt the Japanese advance through Southeast Asia. Based on USS William B. Preston, he flew patrols north of Australia into the Java Sea and surrounding...
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support was provided by USS Childs, USS Heron and USS Preston. 28 September 1942: A VP-101 PBY-5 mistook the U.S. Navy submarine USS Snapper (SS-185) for...
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Naval Base Perth (section USS Langley (CV-1))
returned May 3, 1942. The first refuel was at Shark Bay by the USS William B. Preston (AVD-7). The next refuel was at Naval Base Darwin, where Qantas...
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and the United States Navy destroyers USS Noa (DD-343) and USS William B. Preston (DD-344) and patrol yacht USS Isabel (PY-10) as they confronted Chinese...
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931,...
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had commenced. They were accompanied by tenders USS Childs, USS William B. Preston, USS Heron and USS Langley. 14–23 December 1941: Seven VP-102 aircraft...
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description of contract issues) USS Vesuvius Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 156. Preston 2002, pp. 31 and 33. Preston 2002, p. 33. Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik...
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broke in half and sank, but fortunately none of her crew was lost. USS William B. Preston (DD-344) was anchored off Darwin, Australia on 19 Feb 1942 when...
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Australia, and patrolled from that location, tender support provided by USS William B. Preston. 19–23 February 1942: Lieutenant Moorer and his crew, while on a...
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List of fictional ships (redirect from Uss walter mondale)
1993 USS Langley – a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, The Sixth Battle by Barrett Tillman, 1992 The Last Ship by William Brinkley, 1988 USS Nathan...
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