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US
Navy Ships Named for Marines from 1st Marine Raider Division
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DE-575
PFC EDWARD H. AHRENS (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DD-713
Maj KENNETH D. BAILEY (KIA, 27 September 1942, Mantanikau I)
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APD-39
PFC WOODROW W. BARR (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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APD-136
PFC LOUIS J. CARPELLOTTI (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-450
CPL JOSEPH E. CONNOLLY (KIA, 9 October 1942, Mantanikau II)
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APD-130
SGT DALLAS H. COOK (KIA, 18 August 1942, Makin)
DD-946
MGen MERRITT A. EDSON (OIC of attack on Tulagi) -
DD-829
1st Lt MYLES C. FOX (KIA, 8 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-367
CPL NELSON T. FRENCH (KIA, 9 October 1942, Mantanikau II)
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DE-508
PVT JOHN J. GILLIGAN (KIA, 8 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-444
Marine Gunner ANGUS R. GOSS (KIA, 20 July 1943, Bairoko)
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DD-712
PVT EDWARD E. GYATT (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-449
PVT WILLIAM T. HANNA (KIA, 9 October 1942, Mantanikau II)
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DE-510
PFC GEORGE HEYLIGER (KIA, 9 October 1942, Matanikau II)
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DE-583
PVT GEORGE A. JOHNSON (KIA, 10 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-348
1stLt EUGENE M. KEY (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-577
Platoon Sergeant ALEXANDER J. LUKE (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-183
LT(jg) SAMUEL S. MILES, MC, USN (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-587
PVT THOMAS F. NICKEL (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-578
PVT ROBERT I. PAINE (KIA, 7 August 1942, Tulagi)
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DE-369
PhM 2/C THADDEUS PARKER, USN (KIA, 20 July 1943, Bairoko)
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DD-863
PFC DONALD B. STEINAKER (KIA, 9 October 1942, Matanikau II)
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DD-721
SGT WOODROW R. THOMPSON (KIA, 9 October 1942, Matanikau II) Ship
construction was cancelled.
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APD-129
SGT DONALD W. WOLF (KIA, 9 October 1942, Mantanikau II)
Ships
named for Pharmacists Mates from the 1st Marine Raider Division:
USS DANIEL A. JOY (DE-585) [
Navy Cross, posthumously ]
USS DON O. WOODS (DE-721/APD-118) [Silver Star, posthumously ]
USS DURANT (DE-389/WDE-489/DER-389) [Silver Star, posthumously
]
USS FRAMENT (DE-677/APD-77) [ Silver Star, posthumously ]
USS JOBB (DE-707) [Silver Star, Posthumously ]
USS LIDDLE (DE-206/APD-60) [ Silver Star, Posthumously ]
USS THADDEUS PARKER (DE-369) [ Silver Star, Posthumously ]
USS WALTER C. WANN (DE-412) [ Silver Star, Posthumously ]
USS SAMUEL S. MILES (DE-183) [ Silver Star, Posthumously ]
USS JOHN PRATT (DE-363) [Navy
Cross, action in WWI]
USS RIGNESS (DE-590/APD-100/LPR-100) [ Navy Cross,
Posthumously ] Medical Corp. Served with MAG element
NOT PART OF MARINE UNIT BUT PART
OF BATTLE
USS HENRY W. TUCKER (DD-875) [ Navy Cross,
Posthumously ] Served on the USS Neosho, sank in Battle of Coral Sea.
USS J. DOUGLAS BLACKWOOD (DE-219) Medical Corp, Served on
cruiser USS Vincennes, sunk in Battle for Savo Island, one day after Lt. M.C.
Fox.
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