USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
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title:
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy which served in World War II, the first of three U.S. Navy ships to bear the name. Samuel B. Roberts was named after Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr., a Navy Cross recipient, who had been commended for voluntarily steering a Higgins boat towards enemy forces at Guadalcanal, in order to divert fire from evacuation efforts being undertaken by other friendly vessels. The ship was nicknamed the "Sa
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John C. Butler-class destroyer escort (1944–1944)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413)
date created:
2004-07-21T05:22:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T03:22:17Z
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