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Aug 28, 2020 01:48:45   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
dustywing wrote:
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USS Slater - Wikipedia
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USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. The ship was named for Frank O. Slater of Alabama, a sailor killed on the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
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He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry in action and the Purple Heart. Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Aetos. Decommissioned in 1991, the destroyer escort was returned to the United States.
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Interesting. My Dad was on the San Francisco during that battle. He started serving on the San Francisco before December 7, 1941 and was on the ship during the attack. Her served on the ship for the entire war.

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Aug 28, 2020 02:54:58   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Excellent set Steve.

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