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USS Bordelon (DD/DDR-881) was one of 98 World War II Gearing-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was named for Marine Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon (1920–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Tarawa.
Bordelon was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 9 September 1944, launched on 3 March 1945 by Mrs. W. J. Bordelon, the mother of Staff Sergeant Bordelon, and commissioned on 5 June 1945.
USSBordelon (DD/DDR-881) was one of 98 World War II Gearing-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was named for Marine Staff Sergeant William...
recipient of the Medal of Honor USSBordelon, the ship named for him This page lists people with the surname Bordelon. If an internal link intending to...
Guy Pierre Bordelon Jr. (February 1, 1922 – December 19, 2002) was a United States Navy flying ace during the Korean War, shooting down five enemy aircraft...
the search and rescue operations. They included USS Lawrence, USSBordelon, USS James C. Owens, and USS Strong. Officially, out of 73 officers and crew...
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bases. The leader of one such unit, Lieutenant Guy Bordelon of VC-3 Det D (Detachment D), off USS Princeton, became the Navy's only ace in the war, in...
Museum ships USS Cassin Young (DD-793) - Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown, MA USS Charrette (DD-581) - Thessaloniki, Greece USS Edson (DD-946)...
Douglas (2014). Cornerstones of Courage: The Story of Ssgt. William J. Bordelon, USMC. Xlibris. p. 73. ISBN 978-1499012514. Mark Stille (2012). Yamamoto...
Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 94. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2. "U.S.S. Abbot (DD 184), 1919-1940". U.S.S. Abbot. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012...
needed if the Korean War expands into Manchuria. July 17 Lieutenant Guy P. Bordelon scores his fifth aerial victory, becoming the United States Navy's only...
heavy fire from hostile machine gunners, mortar and artillery. William J. Bordelon † Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands...
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