USS Aaron Ward

Navy	US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Bristol
Pennant	DD 483
Built by	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Laid down	11 Feb 1941
Launched	22 Nov 1941
Commissioned	4 Mar 1942
Lost	7 Apr 1943 in position 09º10'S, 160º12'E
Loss position	USS Aaron Ward (Lt.Cdr. Frederick Julian Becton) was sunk after being bombed by Japanese aircraft off Tagoma Point at Guadalcanal. 15 of her crew were lost with the ship. To use search engine ONLY use Aaron

Navy	US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Sumner
Pennant	DD 773 / DM 34
Built by	Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.)
Laid down	12 Dec 1943
Launched	5 May 1944
Commissioned	28 Oct 1944
End service	28 Sep 1945

History	Former DD 773, completed as Destroyer Minelayer DM-34. Heavily damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft 3 May 1945 while off Okinawa, 42 of her crew were lost in this attack. 9 Feb 1945 USS Aaron Ward departs San Diego bound for Pearl Harbour. 15 Feb 1945 USS Aaron Ward arrives at Pearl Harbour 5 Mar 1945 USS Aaron Ward departs Pearl Harbour bound for Ulithi. 16 Mar 1945 USS Aaron Ward arrives at Ulithi. 19 Mar 1945 USS Aaron Ward departs Ulithi to participate in the operations of Okinawa. 22 Mar 1945 USS Aaron Ward arrives in the Okinawa area. 4 Apr 1945 USS Aaron Ward departs the Okinawa area bound for Saipan. 10 Apr 1945 USS Aaron Ward arrives at Saipan. She left Saipan for Guam the same day. She stayed at Guam for a few days before returning to the Okinawa area. 3 May 1945 While operating of Okinawa USS Aaron Ward is hit by several kamikaze aircraft in position 26º24'N, 126º15'E resulting in massive damage. Through barely afloat Aaron Ward was towed to Kerama Retto where she arrived the following day for temporary repairs. 11 Jun 1945 USS Aaron Ward departs Kerama Retto bound for the United States east coast. Decommissioned 28 September 1945. Stricken 11 October 1945. Scrapped in 1946.

USS Aaron Ward (iii) (DD 773)then(DM 34)