USS Epperson
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uss-epperson-169-8735682
title:
USS Epperson
text:
USS Epperson (DD/DDE-719) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. It was named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson (1923–1944) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan. Epperson was launched on 22 December 1945 at the Port Newark yard by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. of Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. J. B. Epperson, mother of Private Epperson. Epperson was placed in mothballs and towed to Bath Ir
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gearing-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Epperson
date created:
2006-08-27T09:15:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T12:01:19Z
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fields total:
13
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16