The USS Laffey (DD-459) in World War II: Documents and Photographs was privately published by E. Andrew Wilde, Jr. in 1996 and revised in 2001. With his permission, it is presented here in multiple PDF files.
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PAGES

CONTENTS

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List Of Pages

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Quote — President John F. Kennedy, 1963

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Photo — On the ways, San Francisco, Calif., 1941

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Photo — Sponsor/Biography, Seaman Bartlett Laffey

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Photo — Christening, 10/30/41

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Photo — Launching, San Francisco, 10/30/41

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Deck Log, 3/31/42 (Commissioning)

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History, Ships’ Histories Section

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History, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

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Map, Southwest Pacific (showing Guadalcanal)

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Photo — Stbd. bow, refueling u/way/LCdr. Hank citation

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Photo — USS Wasp (CV-7), torpedoed 9/15/42

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Citations (3), Navy & Marine Corps Medals

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Photo — Stbd. beam with Wasp survivors, 9/16/42

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Photo — Port quarter, with Wasp survivors, 9/16/42

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Photo — 1.1-inch quad mount “Chicago Piano”)

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Photo — 20-mm Oerlikon mount

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Letter, Navy Department, to E.A.W., 9/5/95

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Map, Solomon Islands with Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal

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Action Report, 10/23/42, ComDesRon 12/Photo Lt jg Evins

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Diagram, Battle of Cape Esperance (with Action Report)

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Recollection, Lt. (jg) Thomas A. Evins, USNR

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Recollection, V. Richard Hale, Jr., SM3c

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Medal citation, LCdr. W. E. Hank, USN

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Article, “The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal”

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Photo — Japanese battleship Hiei

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Action Report, 11/14/42, LCdr. W. T. Doyle

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Action Report, 11/16/42, Lt. E. A. Barham

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Battle diagrams, 11/13/42, V. Richard Hale, Jr.

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Narrative, Lt. (jg) Thomas A. Evins, USNR

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Firsthand account, Paul M. Sowder (in 1996)

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Messages, congratulatory/LCdr. Hank biography

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Photo — USS Hank (DD-702), stbd. beam, u/way

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Medal citation, LCdr. W. E. Hank, USN (Navy Cross)

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Medal citations (6)

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Poem, “The U.S.S. Laffey” (poet H. I. Phillips)

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Newspaper article, “. . Laffey Fights Epic of Sea”

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List Of Officers, 11/13/42

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Muster Roll Of The Crew, 11/13/42

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Notifications to next of kin

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Sketch of wreck, C. R. Haberlein, Jr., July 1992

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Photo — Monument, Purvis Bay, Florida Island

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News Release, dedication of Purvis Bay Monument, 1944

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Photo — Plaque on Purvis Bay Monument

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Photo — Purvis Bay Monument, August 1993

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Quote — Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 1945

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Photo/panels, 50th Anniversary Monument, Guadalcanal

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Photograph Credits

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Bibliography

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2006 Addendum


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