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USS Corry

The USS Corry (DD-463) in World War II: Documents, Recollections, Photographs was privately published by E. Andrew Wilde, Jr. in 2003. With his permission, it is presented here in multiple PDF files.
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CONTENTS

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Photo — Historical plate

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List of Pages

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Quote, President John F. Kennedy, 1963

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Photo — Sponsor, Miss Jean C. Corry/Bio: William Corry

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Photo — Christening, Charleston, S.C., 7/28/47

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Photo — Port beam, Charleston, early 1942

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History (Naval Historical Center/Washington Navy Yard)

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Summary of Corry’s service in World War II

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Photo — Port bow, under way, 1942

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Photo — 20-mm Oerlikon machine gun

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Summary of Commanding Officers

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Obituary, Captain George Dewey Hoffman, USN (Ret.)

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Newspaper portrait, Commander Hoffman

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Article, “Near Tragedy” by Captain Hoffman, 1988

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Map, Eastern Atlantic, showing where U-boats were sunk

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Photo — Escort carrier, USS Block Island (CVE-21)

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Photo — TBF-1 Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber

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Newspaper article, “U-Boats Countered”

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Action report, 3/27/44 (sinking of U-boat on 3/17/44)

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Citation, Legion of Merit, Lt. Comdr. Hoffman

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Photo — USS Bronstein (DE-189), aerial, 12/29/43

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Action report, 3/18/44 (Bronstein: sinking of U-boat)

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Photo — Aerial, port bow, off Norfolk 4/18/44

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Photo — Twin 40-mm Bofors gun mount

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Map, English Channel, June 6, 1944 (D-Day)

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Message to Allied Expeditionary Force by Gen. Eisenhower

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Action report. 6/19/44 (loss of ship 6/6/44)

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Citation, Navy Cross, Lt. (jg) John O. Parrott, USNR

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Citation, Bronze Star, Lt. (jg) Howard A. Andersen, MC, USN

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Firsthand accounts of sinking (4)

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Message to Allied Expeditionary Force by Gen. Eisenhower

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Oral history transcript, 7/11/44, Lt. Comdr. Hoffman

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List of Officers, 6/6/44, showing casualties

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Muster Roll of the Crew 6/6/44, showing casualties

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Summary of dead and missing (K.I.A.’s/M.I.A.’s)

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Notice, survivors embarked on S.S. Queen Elizabeth

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Quote, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 1945

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Photograph Credits with ordering information

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Bibliography/Sources

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Addendum

 

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